STUDY OF FAT ABSORPTION UTILIZING I131-LABELED CORN OIL IN INFANTS AND CHILDREN WITH AND WITHOUT STEATORRHEA

1 September 1958

journal article
Published by American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) in Pediatrics

Vol. 22 (3) , 515-524
https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.22.3.515

Abstract

A method for measuring the absorption of I¹³¹-labeled fat is presented. In normal infants the degree of fat absorption, by the method presented, appears to be a function of age. In infants and children with cystic fibrosis of the pancreas the test provides a means of studying the lipolytic function of the pancreas and the efficacy of the addition of pancreatic extracts to the diet. The test provides a means of recognizing the presence and severity of the celiac state where it is a factor in malnutrition.

Keywords

CORN OIL
STEATORRHEA
FAT ABSORPTION
PANCREATIC EXTRACTS
CELIAC DISEASE
DIET

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