Fractional deposition of metabolizable energy (ME) in very low birth weight infants (VLBW): 28

The increasing survival of VLBW premature infants requires a precise knowledge of utilization of essential nutrients (P=protein F=fat, C=carbohydrate) in order to design suitable dietary regimes Energy balance (EB), substrate utilization for oxidation (0) and tissue deposition studies were performed on VLBW premature infants (n=10; gest. age 27-31 weeks; birth weight 940 - 1280 g; postnat. age 1 - 4 weeks) fed by own mother's milk (6 studies on …