(1) Antropometric data collected in a cross-sectional study with 300 macrobiotic-fed children aged 0-8 y showed that the growth curves for boys and girls deviated from the Dutch standard curves after approximately 5 mo of age.
(2) Information on food intake during weaning was collected as part of a mixed-longitudinal study on the nutritional status and growth of the 1985 Dutch birth cohort of infants on macrobiotic diets (n = 53) and a matched control group on omnivorous diets (m = 57).
(3) Diet study B consisted of 3 days on a typical western diet followed by a macrobiotic diet of grains and fresh vegetables for 5 days.
(4) Observed tendencies for lower protein and fat and higher lactose concentrations in the macrobiotic group were not statistically significant.
(5) An association between smallness, lightness, and leanness was found among the vegetarians, with these characteristics being more pronounced among the older, non-breast fed, macrobiotic children on diets with limited variety in terms of animal food.
(6) The blood iron, vitamin B-12, and folate status of the 1985 birth cohort of Dutch infants aged 10.1-20.4 mo fed macrobiotic diets (n = 50) and matched omnivorous control infants (n = 57) was measured.
(7) Therefore weaning practice, growth and haematological status were investigated in 3 age-cohorts of macrobiotic fed infants between 4 and 18 months of age and a control group.
(8) To answer the questions: at what age does growth in children on macrobiotic diets slow down, and is there any return to standards later in childhood, a cross-sectional anthropometric study was performed in the Dutch macrobiotic child population aged 0-8 years (n = 243).
(9) The results of this test did not indicate an abnormal mental development for this age group of macrobiotic children.
(10) Two additional cases of rickets in children consuming a macrobiotic diet confirmed by roentgenograms were brought to our attention during the study.
(11) In the macrobiotic group, complementary feeding started at 4.8 months with water-based cereal porridges, followed later by vegetables, sesame seeds and pulses.
(12) Fifty-five percent of children had high urinary MMA, and MMA was higher in the group that consumed a macrobiotic diet during their entire lifetime.
(13) Addresses were obtained from macrobiotic organizations and from families already participating in the study.
(14) Nutritional recommendations acceptable within the macrobiotic philosophy are discussed.
(15) Vitamin B-12 status was assessed in a group of 110 adults and 42 children from a macrobiotic community in New England.
(16) The children fed macrobiotic diets were significantly lighter and shorter.
(17) Ninety-six per cent of the macrobiotic infants and 74 per cent of the control infants had been breast-fed, but breast-feeding continued longer in the macrobiotic group (13.6 vs 6.6 months, P less than 0.001).
(18) For all age groups combined, the intake of energy, protein, fat, calcium, riboflavin and vitamin B12 was significantly lower in the macrobiotic infants, whereas their intake of polysaccharides, fibre, iron and thiamin was higher than that of the control infants.
(19) It is advised to incorporate regular servings of animal foods into the macrobiotic diet to obtain an adequate amount of vitamin B-12.
(20) Haematological data revealed very low vitamin B12 concentrations with consequently low values of haematocrit and red blood cell count and higher values of mean corpuscular volume and mean corpuscular haemaglobin mass in the macrobiotic group.
Regimen
Definition:
(n.) Orderly government; system of order; adminisration.
(n.) Any regulation or remedy which is intended to produce beneficial effects by gradual operation
(n.) a systematic course of diet, etc., pursed with a view to improving or preserving the health, or for the purpose of attaining some particular effect, as a reduction of flesh; -- sometimes used synonymously with hygiene.
(n.) A syntactical relation between words, as when one depends on another and is regulated by it in respect to case or mood; government.
(n.) The word or words governed.
Example Sentences:
(1) This excellent prognosis supports a regimen of conservative therapy for these patients.
(2) A clinical and microbiologic response occurred when anticoagulation therapy with heparin was added to the treatment regimen.
(3) The obvious need for highly effective contraception in women with existing disorders of glucose metabolism has led to a search for oral contraceptive (OC) regimens for such women that are efficient but without unacceptable metabolic side effects.
(4) Irradiation of stored red blood cells (RBC) is increasingly utilized for patients who are immunosuppressed or on chemotherapeutic regimens.
(5) Theoretical objections have been raised to the use of He-O2 as treatment regimen.
(6) Occasional vomits occur postoperatively in over half of patients but we are sceptical of the value of graded postoperative feeding regimens.
(7) Research must continue to determine the optimal regimen that suppresses testosterone activity with the least amount of toxicity.
(8) The failure rates of the 2 regimens to suppress lactation were similar; however, rebound lactation occurred in a small proportion of women treated with bromocriptine.
(9) In our efforts to explore alternative treatment regimens for multidrug-resistant tumors we have examined the sensitivity of MDR tumor cell lines to lymphokine activated killer (LAK) cells.
(10) All conventional injection and insulin pump regimens are supported.
(11) Thirteen of the dogs treated with various drug regimens lived for 90 days, after which time treatment was stopped; 10 of the dogs eventually rejected the grafts, but three had continued graft function for 6 months or longer and may be permanently tolerant.
(12) Superior results have been achieved utilizing alternative regimens that include VP-16, the most effective new agent.
(13) A more pronounced and significant inhibition was observed in chicks given BCG subcutaneously 8 weeks before the start of the dietary regimen.
(14) During the last decade, clinical studies with immunotherapy in recurrent gliomas have been added to the therapeutic regimens.
(15) We present in this preliminary report the early results of therapy for refractory leukemia with an intensive preparative regimen for bone marrow transplantation including etoposide, cytosine arabinoside, cyclophosphamide, and fractionated total body irradiation.
(16) The exercise regimen resulted in a reduction in total number of mononuclear cells per spleen.
(17) A therapeutic approach is suggested which emphasizes specific antibiotic regimens appropriate to the primary site of infection and prompt neurosurgical intervention with evacuation of the subdural spaces bilaterally.
(18) Administration of 800 mg cimetidine every evening is, consequently, at least as effective as a twice-daily regimen.
(19) Frequent measurement of serum cation and appropriate replacement are recommended when high dose Cisplatin containing regimen is used in chemotherapy of neoplasms.
(20) Vasoconstriction by 2 leads to significantly (p less than 0.01) lower blood levels of 1 in contrast to bolus injection of 1 without 2 under identical dosage regimens.