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Diet and Nutritional Status of Polish Girls with Rett Syndrome—A Case-Control Study

(1) Background: Rett syndrome may be considered a disease strongly associated with nutritional disorders that are likely to require special management strategies, extending beyond what is usually required for children with other developmental disorders. The aim of the study was to assess the nutriti...

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Autores principales: Czerwonogrodzka-Senczyna, Aneta, Milewska, Magdalena, Kwiecień, Paweł, Szczałuba, Krzysztof
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10420679/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37571271
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu15153334
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author Czerwonogrodzka-Senczyna, Aneta
Milewska, Magdalena
Kwiecień, Paweł
Szczałuba, Krzysztof
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description (1) Background: Rett syndrome may be considered a disease strongly associated with nutritional disorders that are likely to require special management strategies, extending beyond what is usually required for children with other developmental disorders. The aim of the study was to assess the nutritional status and diet of Polish girls with Rett syndrome. (2) Methods: Each patient (study group = 49, control group = 22) underwent anthropometric measurements, including body weight and height, waist, hip and arm circumference, and skinfold measurement. The assessment of the diet was based on the analysis of 7-day menus and the Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ-6). Data were analyzed using Statistica 13.3. (3) Results: The majority of the girls with Rett syndrome were deficient in weight and height, and consumed fewer calories, less protein, dietary fiber, calcium, and iron than the control group. They also drank less fluid. Soft products that were easy to chew and considered to be high in energy value were significantly more common in the menus. (4) Conclusions: Girls with Rett syndrome are characterized by weight deficiencies, poor growth that deteriorates with age, and are at risk of food shortages. Various nutritional intervention strategies should be explored to reduce and, if possible, prevent malnutrition and cachexia in such patients.
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spelling pubmed-104206792023-08-12 Diet and Nutritional Status of Polish Girls with Rett Syndrome—A Case-Control Study Czerwonogrodzka-Senczyna, Aneta Milewska, Magdalena Kwiecień, Paweł Szczałuba, Krzysztof Nutrients Article (1) Background: Rett syndrome may be considered a disease strongly associated with nutritional disorders that are likely to require special management strategies, extending beyond what is usually required for children with other developmental disorders. The aim of the study was to assess the nutritional status and diet of Polish girls with Rett syndrome. (2) Methods: Each patient (study group = 49, control group = 22) underwent anthropometric measurements, including body weight and height, waist, hip and arm circumference, and skinfold measurement. The assessment of the diet was based on the analysis of 7-day menus and the Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ-6). Data were analyzed using Statistica 13.3. (3) Results: The majority of the girls with Rett syndrome were deficient in weight and height, and consumed fewer calories, less protein, dietary fiber, calcium, and iron than the control group. They also drank less fluid. Soft products that were easy to chew and considered to be high in energy value were significantly more common in the menus. (4) Conclusions: Girls with Rett syndrome are characterized by weight deficiencies, poor growth that deteriorates with age, and are at risk of food shortages. Various nutritional intervention strategies should be explored to reduce and, if possible, prevent malnutrition and cachexia in such patients. MDPI 2023-07-27 /pmc/articles/PMC10420679/ /pubmed/37571271 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu15153334 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Kwiecień, Paweł
Szczałuba, Krzysztof
Diet and Nutritional Status of Polish Girls with Rett Syndrome—A Case-Control Study
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title_full Diet and Nutritional Status of Polish Girls with Rett Syndrome—A Case-Control Study
title_fullStr Diet and Nutritional Status of Polish Girls with Rett Syndrome—A Case-Control Study
title_full_unstemmed Diet and Nutritional Status of Polish Girls with Rett Syndrome—A Case-Control Study
title_short Diet and Nutritional Status of Polish Girls with Rett Syndrome—A Case-Control Study
title_sort diet and nutritional status of polish girls with rett syndrome—a case-control study
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10420679/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37571271
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu15153334
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