Nutritional Status and Body Composition in Patients With Hepatic Glycogen Storage Diseases Treated With Uncooked Cornstarch—A Controlled Study

Hepatic glycogen storage diseases (GSDs) are genetic diseases associated with fasting hypoglycemia. Periodic intake of uncooked cornstarch is one of the treatment strategies available for those disorders. For reasons that are still not clear, patients with hepatic GSDs may be overweight. Aims: To as...

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Main Authors: Bruna B. dos Santos MSc, Tatiéle Nalin PhD, Kamila C. Grokoski MSc, Ingrid D. S. Perry PhD, Lilia F. Refosco MSc, Filippo P. Vairo PhD, Carolina F. M. Souza PhD, Ida V. D. Schwartz PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SciELO 2017-09-01
Series:Journal of Inborn Errors of Metabolism and Screening
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2326409817733014