不同类型的氨基酸摄入量与儿童身体成长之间的关联
Hedieh Ahmadi1, Mohammadreza Askari2, Katherine Suitor3
1Department of Community Nutrition, School of Nutrition and Food Science, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Clinical nutrition ESPEN
|March 13, 2024
概括
更高的分支链氨基酸 (BCAA) 摄入量与儿童更好的体重状况有关. 然而,增加芳香氨基酸摄入量可能与较低的体重指数-年龄z-scores (BAZ) 相关.
科学领域:
- 儿童营养学 儿童营养学
- 增长和发展 增长和发展
- 氨基酸新陈代谢 氨基酸新陈代谢
背景情况:
- 在低收入国家,限制线性生长和异常体重很常见,可能是由于蛋白质摄入不足.
- 氨基酸 (AA) 合成在儿童的生长和发育中起着至关重要的作用.
- 研究AA摄入量与身体成长之间的联系对于了解儿童营养不良很重要.
研究的目的:
- 检查不同类型的氨基酸摄入量与儿童身体成长指标之间的关联.
- 为了确定特定的氨基酸档案是否与体重对年龄z-score (WAZ) 和体重指数对年龄z-score (BAZ) 相对应.
主要方法:
- 一项涉及780名六岁儿童的横截面研究.
- 人类测量数据 (体重,身高) 使用标准方法收集.
- 通过经过训练的采访,通过经过验证的食物频率问卷 (FFQ) 评估饮食摄入量.
主要成果:
- 更高的分支链氨基酸 (BCAA) 摄入与改善的WAZ和BAZ相关.
- 增加酸性氨基酸摄入量与更高的BAZ相关.
- 更高的芳香氨基酸摄入量显示与BAZ的反向关联.
- 体重不足与摄入更多的芳香性,性和中性氨基酸以及BCAA有关.
- 发育迟缓与较高的酸性和酒精性氨基酸摄入量有关.
结论:
- 较高的BAZ和WAZ与增加的BCAA摄入量有关.
- 较低的BAZ与增加芳香氨基酸摄入量有关.
- 需要对不同种群进行进一步的研究,以验证这些关于氨基酸摄入量和儿童生长的发现.
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