Journal of Nutritional Disorders & Therapy

Ilaria Meneghelli

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• Research Article
  Italian Children Go to School with a Hydration Deficit
  Author(s): Baroukh M Assael, Marco Cipolli, Ilaria Meneghelli, Marianna Passiu, Sira Cordioli, Gloria Tridello, Eve M. Lepicard, Florence Constant, Nasrine Hawili and Gérard FriedlanderBaroukh M Assael, Marco Cipolli, Ilaria Meneghelli, Marianna Passiu, Sira Cordioli, Gloria Tridello, Eve M. Lepicard, Florence Constant, Nasrine Hawili and Gérard Friedlander
  
  Background and aims: Fluid requirements of children vary as a function of gender and age. To our knowledge, there is very little literature on the hydration status of Italian children. We assessed morning hydration status in a large sample of 515 Italian school children aged 9 to 11 years. Methods: Recruited children completed a questionnaire on fluid and food intake at breakfast and collected a urine sample the very same day after breakfast. Breakfast food and fluid nutritional composition was analyzed and urine osmolality was measured using a cryoscopic osmometer. Results: More than two thirds of the children had urine osmolality above 800 mOsmol/kg while 35.0% had urine osmolality over 1000 mOsmol/kg. This was more frequent in boys than in girls (71.9% versus 62.5%; p=0.02). Total water intake (.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2161-0509.1000114

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