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Nitrogen balance in Indian preschool children receiving the safe level of protein at varying levels of energy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2007

Ashok K. Iyengar ,
B. S. Narasinga Rao  and
Vinodini Reddy
Ashok K. Iyengar
Affiliation:
National Institute of Nutrition, Indian Council of Medical Research, Jamai-Osmania, P.O., Hyderabad-500 007, India
B. S. Narasinga Rao
Affiliation:
National Institute of Nutrition, Indian Council of Medical Research, Jamai-Osmania, P.O., Hyderabad-500 007, India
Vinodini Reddy
Affiliation:
National Institute of Nutrition, Indian Council of Medical Research, Jamai-Osmania, P.O., Hyderabad-500 007, India
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1. A study was carried out to determine the effects of varying the level of energy intake on nitrogen balance in preschool children receiving the safe requirement level of protein, determined in an earlier study.

2. Seven preschool children received four energy levels, i.e. 293, 334, 376 and 418kJ/kg body-weight at the safe level of protein intake of 1·75 g/kg body-weight and N balance determined.

3. The N balance decreased with a decrease in energy intake. However, the N balance was positive at all levels of energy intake studied.

4. Results indicated that at a protein intake of 1·75 g/kg body-weight the minimum level of energy intake for a retention of 40 mg N/kg body-weight in these children was found to be 326·2±45·5 (mean ± SD) kJ/kg body-weight. Below this energy intake the safe level of protein intake became inadequate.

Type
Papers of direct reference to Clinical and Human Nutrition
Information
British Journal of Nutrition , Volume 46 , Issue 2 , September 1981 , pp. 295 - 300
Copyright
Copyright © The Nutrition Society 1981

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