Protein Intakes during Weaning from Parenteral Nutrition Drive Growth Gain and Body Composition in Very Low Birth Weight Preterm Infants

Protein Intakes during Weaning from Parenteral Nutrition Drive Growth Gain and Body Composition in Very Low Birth Weight Preterm Infants

Weaning from parenteral to enteral nutrition is a critical period to maintain an adequate growth in very low birth weight preterm infants (VLBWI). We evaluated the actual daily nutritional intakes during the transition phase (TP) in VLBWI with adequate and inadequate weight growth velocity (GV ≥ 15...

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Main Authors: Nadia Liotto, Orsola Amato, Pasqua Piemontese, Camilla Menis, Anna Orsi, Maria Grazia Corti, Mariarosa Colnaghi, Valeria Cecchetti, Lorenza Pugni, Fabio Mosca, Paola Roggero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-05-01
Series:Nutrients
Subjects:
parenteral nutrition weaning
very low birth weight
preterm infants
standardized parenteral nutrition bag
growth velocity
body composition
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/12/5/1298

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