Effect of nutritional supplementation with milk whey proteins in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients Efeito da suplementação nutricional com proteínas do soro de leite em pacientes com esclerose lateral amiotrófica

Effect of nutritional supplementation with milk whey proteins in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients Efeito da suplementação nutricional com proteínas do soro de leite em pacientes com esclerose lateral amiotrófica

OBJECTIVE: We evaluated the efficacy of oral supplementation with milk whey proteins and modified starch (70%WPI:30%MS), on nutritional and functional parameters of patients with ALS. METHOD: A prospective randomized double-blind study was performed with 16 ALS patients, divided in two groups, the t...

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Main Authors: Luciano Bruno de Carvalho Silva, Lucia Figueiredo Mourão, Ariovaldo Armando Silva, Núbia Maria Freire Vieira Lima, Sara Regina Almeida, Marcondes C. Franca Jr, Anamarli Nucci, Jaime Amaya-Farfán
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2010-04-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Subjects:
esclerose lateral amiotrófica
estado nutricional
antropometria
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
nutrition status
anthropometry
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