ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the diet and nutritional status of hospitalized children with blood disease in order to provide nutritional guidelines.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The patients' daily dietary intakes, including breakfast, lunch, dinner and additional meals, were recorded in detail for seven consecutive days. The intake amount of various nutrients was calculated using the dietary database.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The majority of children with blood disease showed inadequate intakes of calories [mean 1825.81 kCal/d, 73.62% of the recommended intake (RNI)] and protein (mean 67.68 g/d, 81.34% of RNI). Intakes of vitamin E and riboflavin were adequate, but intakes of vitamin A, thiamine and vitamin C (66.67%, 77.78% and 69.89% of RNI, respectively) were inadequate. Iron and selenium intakes were adequate, but calcium and zinc intakes (41.11% and 56.21% of RNI, respectively) were grossly inadequate.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Hospitalized children with blood disease had decreased dietary intakes of calories, protein, vitamin A, vitamin C, thiamin, calcium and zinc. The dietary pattern and nutritional intake need to be improved.</p>
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Adolescent , Child , Child, Preschool , Female , Humans , Infant , Male , Ascorbic Acid , Energy Intake , Hematologic Diseases , Metabolism , Hospitalization , Nutritional Status , Reactive Oxygen Species , Metabolism , Selenium , Vitamin A , ZincABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study the effect of flavonoids from seed residues of Hippophae rhamnoides (FH) on the lipid metabolism and antioxidative activity in climacteric rats.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>Menopausal rats with aging were used in this experiment. The rats were fed with FH by gastrogavage for 13 weeks. The effect of drug on the lipid metabolism and the antioxidative activity were observed after the rats were killed.</p><p><b>RESULT</b>Serum total cholesterol was decreased significantly in rats fed with FH, T-AOC and SOD in serum and liver were significantly higher than those in rats fed with water, and at the same time MDA was lower than that in rats fed with water.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>FH can improve the climacteric rats' lipid metabolism, and enhance the antioxidation in climacteric rats.</p>