Studies in Protein-Calorie Malnutrition

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Abstract
MAGNESIUM deficiency has been demonstrated in protein-calorie malnutrition,1 , 2 but magnesium therapy is infrequently given. Some patients recover without it, and the potential dangers of magnesium have been emphasized. A double-blind clinical trial to assess magnesium therapy was conducted from June through December, 1964, in Nigerian children with severe malnutrition from the same clinic population as those studied in the first part of this paper.1 MethodPatient SelectionOnly children with histories and clinical findings compatible with magnesium deficiency were selected for the trial. All 52 children in the study had diarrhea for a month or more, and 21 had been . . .

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