Nutritional Investigation of Atopic Children Treated by Elimination Diets(Papers for Cerebrating the Thirty Aniversary of the Department of Pediatrics, Tokyo Women's Medical College Daini Hospital)

Abstract

In order to evaluate the nutritional state of allergic children treated by the elimination diets, the records of twelve patients were reviewed. The energy and nutrient of protein, calcium and iron were reduced. This reduction was more significant in the younger age. No significant difference were found in the diet food. To avoid the growth disturbance, the selection of the substitutive meal for the patients who are treated by the elimination diet is important