Biochemical changes in serum of protein energy malnourished children following Dietary protein repletion

Abstract

The serum levels of total protein, albumin, urea, calcium (Ca2+), sodium (Na+), potassium (K+) where determined during a ten day process of dietary protein repletion in 30 protein energy malnourished (PEM) children and in a control group of thirty healthy children of equivalent age group. The findings show that the total protein, albumin, urea, Ca2+, Na+, and K+ were significantly lower (