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Journal of Tropical Pediatrics 1984 30(5):272-274; doi:10.1093/tropej/30.5.272
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Palm Oil: A Pilot Study of its Use in a Nutrition Intervention Programme

Colin W. Binns, MBBS, MPH*, Ronald E. Pust, MD** and Delmer W. Weinhold, BS

Immanuel Lutheran Hospital, Wapenamanda, Enga Province Papua New Guinea
**Present address:Dept. of Family and Community Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine Tucson, Arizona 85724, USA

*Present address for correspondence: School of Community Health, Western Australian Institute of Technology, Kent Street, Bentley, Western Australia 6102

In developing countries under nutrition of children remains a major problem. In many areas this may be due to a deficit in energy consumption. The energy intake of 1–4 year-old Papua New Guinea Highland village children was increased by 15 per cent using a supplement of palm oil. This resulted in a significantly greater (1.66 kg) weight gain over a period of 9 months when compared to a control group (1.2 kg; p<0.01). Serum albumin remained normal. Further field study is needed to confirm this finding that palm oil supplementation in a high-bulk, low-protein diet is safe, effective, and culturally acceptable.


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