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Nutrition Interventions for Children with Special Health Care Needs

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Adjunct<br />

treatment<br />

Biochemical features <strong>Nutrition</strong>al<br />

treatment<br />

Disorder Enzyme: missing<br />

or inactive<br />

L-carnitine, ?thiamin<br />

Food: low protein<br />

Seizures; acidosis<br />

Maple syrup urine disease Branched chain ketoacid<br />

dehydrogenase complex<br />

<strong>Special</strong>ized <strong>for</strong>mula: <strong>with</strong>out<br />

leucine, isoleucine, valine<br />

Plasma leucine, isoleucine,<br />

valine 10x normal<br />

Fatty Acid Oxidation Disorders<br />

MCT oil, ?L-carnitine<br />

Low fat, low long chain<br />

fatty acids, avoid fasting<br />

Vomiting, lethargy,<br />

hypoglycemia<br />

Long-chain acyl-CoA<br />

dehydrogenase<br />

Long chain acyl-CoA<br />

dehydrogenase (LCAD)<br />

deficiency<br />

MCT oil, ?L-carnitine<br />

Low fat, low long-chain<br />

fatty acids; avoid fasting<br />

Vomiting, lethargy,<br />

hypoglycemia<br />

Long-chain 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA<br />

dehydrogenase<br />

Long chain 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA<br />

dehydrogenase<br />

(LCHAD) deficiency<br />

Section 3 - Condition-Specific <strong>Nutrition</strong> <strong>Interventions</strong><br />

?L-carnitine<br />

Low fat, low medium<br />

chain fatty acids, avoid<br />

fasting<br />

Vomiting, lethargy,<br />

hypoglycemia<br />

Medium-chain acyl-CoA<br />

dehydrogenase<br />

Medium chain acyl-CoA<br />

dehydrogenase (MCAD)<br />

deficiency<br />

MCT oil, ?L-carnitine<br />

Low fat, low short chain<br />

fatty acids, avoid fasting<br />

Vomiting, lethargy,<br />

hypoglycemia<br />

Short-chain acyl-CoA<br />

dehydrogenase<br />

Short chain acyl-CoA<br />

dehydrogenase (SCAD)<br />

deficiency<br />

Very long chain acyl-CoA<br />

dehydrogenase (VLCAD)<br />

deficiency<br />

<strong>Nutrition</strong> <strong>Interventions</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Children</strong> With <strong>Special</strong> <strong>Health</strong> <strong>Care</strong> <strong>Needs</strong> 243<br />

MCT oil, ?L-carnitine<br />

Low Fat, low very long<br />

chain fatty acids, avoid<br />

fasting<br />

Vomiting, lethargy,<br />

hypoglycemia<br />

Very-long-chain acyl-CoA<br />

dehydrogenase<br />

Carbohydrate Disorders<br />

Raw cornstarch, iron<br />

supplements<br />

Low lactose, low fructose,<br />

low sucrose, low fat, high<br />

complex carbohydrates,<br />

avoid fasting<br />

Glucose-6-phosphatase Profound hypoglycemia;<br />

hepatomegaly<br />

Glycogen storage diseases<br />

(Type Ia)<br />

No sucrose, fructose<br />

Vomiting; hepatomegaly;<br />

hypoglycemia, FTT, renal<br />

tubular defects after fructose<br />

introduction<br />

Fructose-1-phosphate<br />

aldolase<br />

Hereditary fructose<br />

intolerance<br />

� blood/urine fructose after<br />

fructose feeding

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