Gastrointestinal Tolerance, Fat Absorption, Plasma Ketone and Urinary Dicarboxylic Acid Levels in Low-Birth-Weight Infants Fed Different Amounts of Medium-Chain Triglycerides in Formula

1993 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 145-152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Y. K. Wu ◽  
John Edmond ◽  
Jack W. Morrow ◽  
Nancy Auestad ◽  
Debra Ponder ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Birth Weight ◽  
Low Birth Weight ◽  
Dicarboxylic Acid ◽  
Fat Absorption ◽  
Medium Chain Triglycerides ◽  
Low Birth Weight Infants ◽  
Medium Chain ◽  
Gastrointestinal Tolerance

Lactobezoar Formation Associated With High-Density Caloric Formula

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1979 ◽  
Vol 63 (4) ◽  
pp. 647-649
Author(s):  
Gilbert Duritz ◽  
Charles Oltorf
Keyword(s):  
Birth Weight ◽  
Low Birth Weight ◽  
Premature Infant ◽  
Medical Management ◽  
High Density ◽  
Medium Chain Triglycerides ◽  
Low Birth Weight Infants ◽  
Medium Chain ◽  
Rapid Dissolution

Two cases of lactobezoar formation were seen in premature low-birth-weight infants fed a 24 cal/oz formula fortified with medium-chain triglycerides and glucose polymers given by continuous nasogastric infusion. Medical management included cessation of oral feedings and increased hydration and led to a rapid dissolution of the problem. The use of this preparation in small low-birth-weight infants is not recommended as an initial formula, and it should only be used when oral feedings have been well tolerated in a growing premature infant.

Nutrient and Mineral Retention and Vitamin D Absorption in Low-Birth-Weight Infants: Effect of Medium-Chain Triglycerides

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1983 ◽  
Vol 72 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-48
Author(s):  
Robert K. Huston ◽  
John W. Reynolds ◽  
Christine Jensen ◽  
Neil R. M. Buist
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin D ◽  
Birth Weight ◽  
Low Birth Weight ◽  
Oral Feeding ◽  
Medium Chain Triglycerides ◽  
Low Birth Weight Infants ◽  
Balance Study ◽  
Medium Chain ◽  
Vitamin D Levels ◽  
25 Hydroxy Vitamin D

A randomized prospective study of the effect of medium-chain triglycerides (MCT) upon the absorption and retention of major minerals and nutrients, as well as upon 25-hydroxy vitamin D levels, was performed in low-birth-weight infants. Ten infants received a highcalcium and vitamin D-containing formula, which contained 50% of its fat as MCT, while ten other infants received a similar formula in which all the fat was in long-chain triglycerides. There was a five-day delay in reaching full oral feeding volumes, and therefore there was a delay in the onset of the balance study in the MCT group, primarily due to gastrointestinal symptoms. There was a significant improvement in the percent of fat absorption (P < .05) with MCT, but no difference in the percent of absorption or retention of calcium, phosphorus, sodium, or nitrogen. 25-Hydroxy vitamin D levels decreased in both groups after full oral feeding volumes had been established, but all values were within normal ranges. At the high intake levels of calcium and vitamin D given to the infants, MCT did not increase major mineral or nutrient absorption.

Effects of human milk homogenization on fat absorption in very low birth weight infants

1999 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 483-492 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Claire Pimenteira Thomaz ◽  
Arthur Lopes Goncalves ◽  
Francisco Eulógio Martinez
Keyword(s):  
Birth Weight ◽  
Low Birth Weight ◽  
Human Milk ◽  
Very Low Birth Weight ◽  
Fat Absorption ◽  
Low Birth Weight Infants

Continuous Feeding Promotes Gastrointestinal Tolerance and Growth in Very Low Birth Weight Infants

2005 ◽  
Vol 147 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ann Dsilna ◽  
Kyllike Christensson ◽  
Lars Alfredsson ◽  
Hugo Lagercrantz ◽  
Mats Blennow
Keyword(s):  
Birth Weight ◽  
Low Birth Weight ◽  
Very Low Birth Weight ◽  
Low Birth Weight Infants ◽  
Gastrointestinal Tolerance ◽  
Continuous Feeding
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