Nutrition
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PUBLICATIONS | Nutrition Guide for Patients with Thalassemia & PKD
Nutrition holds a significant position in the lives of individuals afflicted with thalassaemia and other hereditary anaemias. As part of its enduring commitment to generating guidelines and educational materials for…
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Nutritional Status in a Sample of Patients With β-Thalassemia Major
Patients suffering from thalassemia have decreased levels of lean body mass and an increased nutritional risk. The aim of this study was to assess the body composition and vitamin D…
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Nutrition in Thalassemia: A Systematic Review of Deficiency, Relations to Morbidity, and Supplementation Recommendations
Reports of nutritional deficiencies in patients with thalassemia (Thal) are common. Despite its importance, however, nutritionally focused research in Thal has been limited by inadequate sample size, inconsistent methodology, a…
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Nutrition in Thalassemia: A Systematic Review of Deficiency, Relations to Morbidity, and Supplementation Recommendations
Reports of nutritional deficiencies in patients with thalassemia (Thal) are common. Despite its importance, however, nutritionally focused research in Thal has been limited by inadequate sample size, inconsistent methodology, a…
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Effects of A-Tocopherol on Hemolysis and Oxidative Stress Markers on Red Blood Cells in β-Thalassemia Major
The accumulation of unpaired α-globin chains in patients with β-thalassemia major may clinically create ineffective erythropoiesis, hemolysis, and chronic anemia. Multiple blood transfusions and iron overload cause cellular oxidative damage.…
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Nutritional Deficiencies Are Common in Patients with Transfusion-dependent Thalassemia and Associated with Iron Overload
Patients with thalassemia are frequently deficient in key micronutrients. Attempts to correct these inadequacies through nutritional supplementation have been met with some success, although disparities between intake and circulating levels…
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