EFFECT OF PROTEIN-ENERGY SUPPLEMENTATION ON OXIDATIVE STRESS IN MALNOURISHED CHILDREN

Protein-energy malnourished children are prone to oxidative damage ind uced by the reactive oxygen species thus producing a state of oxidativ e stress. High protein energy supplementation to such children has bee n shown in this study to enhance their body protein nutriture status i n terms of albumin, prealbumin and retinol binding protein. Concomitan tly, the oxidative stress has also been alleviated substantially as in dicated by the reduced levels of thioburbituric acid reacting substanc es in the blood of the study subjects.