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The investigators studied the height of adolescents in the age range of 12 to 18 years from 2 schools in Bangkok. Questionnaires asking their rates of organised exercise per week, of milk intake per day and their parental heights were given to a total of 545 male and 615 female students. The completed questionnaires were analyzed. We could categorize these subjects into 3 groups according to their heights which were Group I (height > 97th%-ile), Group II (height between 50-97th%-ile) and Group III (height < 50th%-ile). Those in Group I had parents, whose height was significantly greater than those of the other groups. There was no difference in organized exercise among the 3 groups. Milk intake of female adolescents from Group I was significantly more than the other groups. It is concluded that parents' height in both males and females and milk intake in females contribute to a greater adolescent height.
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Adolescent , Age Factors , Analysis of Variance , Animals , Body Height/genetics , Child , Child Development/physiology , Data Collection , Exercise , Female , Humans , Male , Milk , Parents , Sex Factors , ThailandABSTRACT
The results of a 4-week summer camp for childhood obesity were reported. Twenty-one children with moderate to severe obesity, aged between 8-13 years, joined the program. Dietary restriction during the official hours and dietary self-control at home were implemented throughout the program. Exercise, swimming and group therapy were also implemented throughout the program. Weekly sight-seeing outside the camp was very interesting for the participants. After the program, all participants had lost weight which was about 5 per cent of their initial weight. Most of the weight loss was due to loss of body fat but not lean body mass. No complications occurred during the program. The 4-week summer camp is then practical for initiating weight loss for obese children. Long-term follow-up which is underway will be reported later.
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Adolescent , Camping , Child , Female , Humans , Male , Obesity/psychology , Thailand , Weight LossABSTRACT
A prospective study was done to identify Cryptosporidium in the stools of young children, aged 2 months to 3 years, admitted to hospital. Of a total of 387 stool samples from 387 individuals, 131 stool specimens forming the control group were from children with non-diarrheal, respiratory tract infections, 200 and 56 stool samples were from children with acute diarrhea and prolonged diarrhea, respectively. No Cryptosporidium was discovered in the control group. Only 1 sample positive for Cryptosporidium was found in the group with acute diarrhea, whereas 4 samples of Cryptosporidium were found in the group with prolonged diarrhea. The prevalence of Cryptosporidium in the group with prolonged diarrhea was significantly higher than the other two groups (p < 0.05). In those children with prolonged diarrhea, Cryptosporidium should always be included in the differential diagnosis.
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Acute Disease , Animals , Child, Preschool , Chronic Disease , Cryptosporidium/isolation & purification , Diarrhea, Infantile/parasitology , Feces/parasitology , Humans , Infant , Prospective Studies , Respiratory Tract Infections/parasitology , Thailand , Time FactorsABSTRACT
Ten obese children aged 8-13 years participated in a 4-week program of weight reduction. Dietary restriction of 800 kcal/day and mild exercise were the two features of the program. With this regimen the investigators expected that their lean body mass would be preserved while body fat would decrease. After the 4-week program, we found that those who were mildly and moderately obese lost more than 5 per cent of their body fat but less than 1 per cent of lean body mass. Those children with morbid obesity lost more than 5 per cent of body fat and lean body mass. It is concluded that the regimen is suitable for mild and moderate obesity, but for morbid obesity, a new regimen with higher energy and higher protein in the diet may be more suitable than the current one.
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Adolescent , Body Composition , Child , Diet , Female , Humans , Male , Obesity/physiopathology , Weight LossABSTRACT
The correlation between osmolality and specific gravity of parenteral nutrition solutions containing various concentrations of amino acid and glucose were studied. There is good correlation between osmolality and specific gravity up to 1,000 mOsmol/kg H2O and 1.050, respectively. There are strong correlations between osmolality and amino acid concentration at each concentration of glucose. An equation which can be applied for quick calculation of osmolality of the solution from amino acid and glucose concentrations is: Osmolality (mOsmol/kg H2O) = 74.36 G + 163.91 A - 36.56. The results of this study can be adopted by all physicians for quick assessment of the osmolality of the PNS before administration to patients.