Fasting pancreatic glucagon in Jamaican children during malnutrition and subsequent recovery.

Fasting pancreatic glucagon was observed in Jamaican infants during malnutrition and subsequent recovery. Rehabilitation in two groups of children with isocaloric diets rich either in carbohydrate or fat produced no differences in the rate of weight gain. During malnutrition, plasma pancreatic glucagon concentration was 104 +/- 11 (n = 20) pg/ml (mean +/- S.

Dietary manipulation of serum triglycerides.

A group of children who had been treated for protein-energy malnutrition with a high-energy, high-faty diet, presented very low levels of fasting serum triglycerides (50.8 +/- 5.9 mg/dl).

Total body water in malnutrition: the possible role of energy intake.

1. Total body water (TBW) was measured using tritiated water in sixty-five children. The measurements were distributed throughout rehabilitation in order to define the effect of changing energy intakes.