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Effect of Honey on Malnurished ChildrenOnly 14 pages are availabe for public view
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Abstract
antimicrobial, immunomodulator and anticancer effects. Additionally, honey is not expensive and appropriate synbiotic combinations can be more effective in benefiting the host than individually administering probiotic or prebiotic.
Design: An interventional study. Forty patients suffering from moderate to severe malnutrition according to WHO z- score of both sexes, aged 6 months -2 years, were randomized into two equal groups [intervention group 20 patients ] and [control group 20 patients ].The study was conducted at Children Hospital of Ain Shams University-Cairo-Egypt during the period from 2018 to 2020. The grading of malnutrition was based on WHO z score. The dietary intervention consisted of honey in a dose of 2.5 mg\kg\day weight per dose twice weekly for 8 weeks, Main outcome measures: evaluate effect of honey supplementation on malnourished children regarding plasma levels of short chain fatty acids and anthropometric measurements .
Results: 8 weeks honey consumption in a group of malnourished children resulted in such a positive effects on anthropometric measures and increase Short Chain Fatty plasma levels
Conclusion: Honey intervention in a group of children with moderate to severe malnutrition resulted in positive effects on anthropometric measures and Short chain fatty acids (SCFAs) plasma levels.