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Nutritional evaluation of Huntington disease patients.

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Morales, LM; Estévez, J; Suárez, H; Villalobos, R; Chacín de Bonilla, L; Bonilla, E
Published in: Am J Clin Nutr
July 1989

A nutritional survey and evaluation was made in Huntington disease patients by the 24-h-recall method. Control subjects and choreic patients consumed a diet that supplied all the essential amino acids. The diet was hypocaloric, rich in animal protein, and low in fat and carbohydrates. The ratio of calcium to phosphorus in the groups studied was less than 1. High vitamin A and low vitamin C and niacin intakes were observed in Huntington disease patients. Only 17% of control subjects showed weight deficiency; 55% of the patients at stages III and IV of the disease were malnourished despite receiving the same food intake as controls. Although iron intake was deficient in all groups studied, it was enough to maintain normal serum levels of this metal. The deficiencies found in some nutrients do not explain the clinical manifestations observed in Huntington disease patients.

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Am J Clin Nutr

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0002-9165

Publication Date

July 1989

Volume

50

Issue

1

Start / End Page

145 / 150

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Nutritional Status
  • Nutritional Requirements
  • Nutrition Surveys
  • Nutrition Disorders
  • Nutrition & Dietetics
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Huntington Disease
  • Humans
  • Female
 

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Morales, L. M., Estévez, J., Suárez, H., Villalobos, R., Chacín de Bonilla, L., & Bonilla, E. (1989). Nutritional evaluation of Huntington disease patients. Am J Clin Nutr, 50(1), 145–150. https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/50.1.145
Morales, L. M., J. Estévez, H. Suárez, R. Villalobos, L. Chacín de Bonilla, and E. Bonilla. “Nutritional evaluation of Huntington disease patients.Am J Clin Nutr 50, no. 1 (July 1989): 145–50. https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/50.1.145.
Morales LM, Estévez J, Suárez H, Villalobos R, Chacín de Bonilla L, Bonilla E. Nutritional evaluation of Huntington disease patients. Am J Clin Nutr. 1989 Jul;50(1):145–50.
Morales, L. M., et al. “Nutritional evaluation of Huntington disease patients.Am J Clin Nutr, vol. 50, no. 1, July 1989, pp. 145–50. Pubmed, doi:10.1093/ajcn/50.1.145.
Morales LM, Estévez J, Suárez H, Villalobos R, Chacín de Bonilla L, Bonilla E. Nutritional evaluation of Huntington disease patients. Am J Clin Nutr. 1989 Jul;50(1):145–150.

Published In

Am J Clin Nutr

DOI

ISSN

0002-9165

Publication Date

July 1989

Volume

50

Issue

1

Start / End Page

145 / 150

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Nutritional Status
  • Nutritional Requirements
  • Nutrition Surveys
  • Nutrition Disorders
  • Nutrition & Dietetics
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Huntington Disease
  • Humans
  • Female