Twenty-one pairs of slum children (6-24 months) were pair-matched for age and weight. The experimental group consumed a complementary feed of a high energy (1.63 Kcal/ml), but low bulk wheat gruel providing a mean 199 Kcal/child/day v. the control group which consumed an identical (1.63 Kcal/ml), but high bulk gruel providing a mean 50 Kcal/child/day for a period of 180 days. The home diet (breastmilk+family diet) provided about 470 Kcal/child/day in both groups. A comparative evaluation of growth at commencement and end of study demonstrated that: 1. weight, height, and velocity of growth in weight were significantly better in the experimental group; 2. a comparison by nutritional classifications (Indian Academy of Pediatrics and Waterlow) showed a greater benefit to the experimental group; 3. the energy intake per kg body weight was 73 and 62 Kcal, respectively, in the experimental and control groups at end of study. It is concluded that the much higher intake of the amylase-rich food (ARF) treated gruel in the experimental group was responsible for the substantially better growth.
The aim of this study was to determine the intake of 68 slum children (6-24 months old) pair matched for age and nutritional status who were fed an experimental energy dense (1.63 Kcal/ml) wheat flour gruel rendered low-viscosity with catalytic amounts of germinated wheat flour (Amylase-Rich Food, ARF) v. an identical high viscosity control gruel without ARF for a once-a-day ad lib feed in addition to the habitual home diet for a period of 180 days. The mean intake in the experimental group was 124 ml and 199 Kcal v. 31 ml and 50 Kcal in the control gruel group per child/day. The gruel feeds were well accepted and were complementary to the home diet (breastmilk plus some family diet which provided only 420-461 Kcal/day). The experimental and control gruels provided about 20 and 5 per cent of the food energy RDA, respectively. The protein RDA was nearly met by the home diet in both groups. The study demonstrated a simple means to greatly increase the food energy intake in this age group by offering high energy yet low bulk gruels with the help of the ARF technology.
THE control of raw milk supplies rests largely upon frequent routine bacteriological examination. Opinions may differ concerning the relative value of the three official tests (plate count, direct microscopic count, and methylene blue reduction test), yet when used with a proper appreciation of their limitations, each can assist in bringing about a considerable improvement in quality.For the ordinary run of milk for pasteurization the plate count is practically disqualified by reason of greater cost and delay in obtaining results. There is also evidence that it is a less reliable indicator of utensil contamination than is the Breed count or reduction test.25The Breed smear without question furnishes the most complete information, both qualitative and quantitative. It is at its best with the very poor milks, declining in accuracy as the count decreases.19 28 As milk supplies improve,
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