PEDIATRICS Vol. 36 No. 3 September 1965, pp. 449
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Overestimation of Nutritional Requirements; Leucine-Sensitive Hypoglycemia

GILBERT B. FORBES M.D.1

1 Department of Pediatrics, University of Rochester, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York

A number of factors conspire to promote overnutrition for the modern child. One such factor–the overestimation of nutritional requirements–is illustrated by the report of H. Roth and S. Segal (Pediatrics, 34:831, 1964) on the dietary treatment of leucine-sensitive hypoglycemia.

I refer to the statement that the proposed diet involves a ". . . limitation of dietary protein, but sufficient protein is supplied to fulfil the minimum requirement" (italics mine). The leader is then directed to a diet providing 40-44 gm of protein (of which about 30 gm is from animal sources) for a child of 18-36 months of age.