Brooke O G
Br Med J. 1972 Feb 5;1(5796):331-3. doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.5796.331.
The mean auricular temperature of 10 malnourished Jamaican infants was 0.84 degrees C lower on admission to hospital than it was after recovery. Body temperature was influenced by ambient temperature in the malnourished state. During the rapid growth that accompanies recovery the mean auricular temperature was raised. Five malnourished children with hypothermia were given a standard high-calorie feed, and this caused the body temperature to return to normal levels within two hours in every case. These results suggest that reduced mean temperature in malnourished children may be an adaptation to conserve calories, and that severe hypothermia in malnutrition results from an acute shortage of energy reserves. Frequent feeding of malnourished children is most important in their management.
10名营养不良的牙买加婴儿入院时的平均耳温比康复后低0.84摄氏度。在营养不良状态下，体温受环境温度影响。在康复伴随的快速生长过程中，平均耳温升高。5名体温过低的营养不良儿童接受了标准的高热量喂养，结果每名儿童的体温均在两小时内恢复到正常水平。这些结果表明，营养不良儿童平均体温降低可能是一种保存热量的适应性反应，而营养不良时的严重体温过低是能量储备急性短缺所致。对营养不良儿童频繁喂食在其治疗中最为重要。
