Nutrient intake of children with intractable epilepsy compared with healthy children.

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Stella L Volpe,Joan I Schall,Paul R Gallagher,Virginia A Stallings,A G Christina Bergqvist,

Growth retardation is common among children with epilepsy, and poor dietary intake may be one of the causes. The goal of this cross-sectional study was to compare the nutrient intake of children 1 to 8 years of age with intractable epilepsy to healthy children of the same age from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2001 to 2002 (N=1,718) and with the Dietary Reference Intakes. Children with intractable epilepsy were divided into two age groups: 1.0 to 3.9 and 4.0 to 8.9 years, to correspond with the Dietary Reference Intakes. Forty-three children with intractable epilepsy, mean age=4.7+/-2.2 years, had significantly lower intakes (P<0.05) of total energy; protein; carbohydrate; fat; dietary fiber; vitamins A, E, B-6, and B-12; riboflavin; niacin; folate; calcium; phosphorus; magnesium; zinc; copper; and selenium compared with healthy children. Thirty percent or more of the children with intractable epilepsy in both age groups had intakes below the Recommended Dietary Allowance or Adequate Intake for vitamins D, E, and K; folate; calcium; linoleic acid; and alpha-linolenic acid. Health care professionals caring for children with intractable epilepsy should be aware of this pattern of decreased nutrient intake and educate families to provide an adequate diet and/or consider vitamin/mineral supplementation.

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SL Volpe,JI Schall,PR Gallagher,VA Stallings,AG Bergqvist,

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PUBLICATION TYPE: Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov

Journal: Journal of the American Dietetic Association

VOLUME: 107

Page Numbers: 1014-8

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ISSN: 0002-8223

DAY: 3

MONTH: Jun

YEAR: 2007

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KEYWORDS: Vitamins

MESH TERMS: administration & dosage

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AFFILIATION: Division of Biobehavioral and Health Sciences, School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6096, USA. svolpe@nursing.upenn.edu

Country: United States

AGENCY: United States NCRR

GRANT: M01 RR00240

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MEDLINETA: J Am Diet Assoc

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