Can We Rely on Resting Metabolic Rate Equations? Large Variance in Crohn Disease Pediatric Patients.

Objectives: Inadequate caloric intake is common in Crohn disease (CD) and nutrition support plays an important role in remission induction and in meeting nutritional needs. For nutritional planning, determining resting metabolic rate (RMR) is essential in pediatric patients with CD.

Study Aim: To measure RMR in CD pediatric patients using indirect calorimetry, and compare it with estimated RMR (eRMR) calculated by Schofield equation.

Gluten Immunogenic Peptides Are Not Correlated With Reported Adherence to Gluten-Free Diet in Children With Celiac Disease.

Objective: There is no gold standard to assess adherence to gluten-free diet (GFD) among patients with celiac disease (CeD). Gluten immunogenic peptides (GIPs) in urine and stool were suggested as novel markers for evaluating adherence to GFD. Our aim was to assess the presence of GIP in pediatric patients with CeD, and to compare the results with alternative methods for evaluating GFD adherence.

Body composition correlates with laboratory parameters and disease severity in infants with biliary atresia.

Aim: Infants with biliary atresia (BA) generally have chronic malnutrition. However, the best anthropometric measure to assess malnutrition and its correlation with disease severity is unknown. We aimed to assess correlations of various anthropometric measurements, including air displacement plethysmography (ADP), with laboratory parameters and with the pediatric end-stage liver disease (PELD) score in infants with BA.

The Effect of Gluten-free Diet on Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Newly Diagnosed Pediatric Celiac Disease Patients.

Objectives: Although gluten-free diet (GFD) is the only proven therapy for celiac disease (CD), its effect on cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors is still unclear. Our aim was to determine whether adherence to GFD affects CVD risk factors among newly diagnosed pediatric CD subjects.

Methods: We prospectively enrolled pediatric subjects undergoing upper gastrointestinal endoscopy for suspected CD.