Pique G, Roy C, Gateff C
Med Trop (Mars). 1982 Nov-Dec;42(6):649-58.
Protein malnutrition is the main aspect of infant pathology in the Third World. This review has been undertaken to find out some early biological indicators of nutritional deficiencies. The review, based on a sample of 1 317 children between 1 and 3 years old, has shown: --in asymptomatic protein malnutrition, hemoglobin, mean corpuscular hemoglobin, prealbumin and albumin all significantly decreased. They ease an earlier appreciation than body weight. In protein-calorie malnutrition, body weight remains the major indicator; --children weighing, associated with these parameters determinations, might improve the diagnosis of asymptomatic malnutrition. Indeed, nutrition education of mothers could be envisaged at an early stage. But quick method of determination of these parameters has still to be made practicable.
蛋白质营养不良是第三世界婴儿病理学的主要方面。进行这项综述是为了找出一些营养缺乏的早期生物学指标。基于对1317名1至3岁儿童的抽样调查，该综述表明：——在无症状蛋白质营养不良中，血红蛋白、平均红细胞血红蛋白、前白蛋白和白蛋白均显著下降。它们比体重能更早地反映情况。在蛋白质 - 热量营养不良中，体重仍然是主要指标；——结合这些参数测定来衡量儿童体重，可能会改善无症状营养不良的诊断。确实，可以在早期就设想对母亲进行营养教育。但这些参数的快速测定方法仍有待实际应用。
