Deficiency of some nutrients due to use of enteral and special milk formulas

Abstract

The importance of nutritional management has recently been at the forefront of medicine. This also applies to the pediatric field, in which patients are often treated with special milk and enteral nutrient formulas. To meet this demand, various types of formula have been developed. However, some of these products lack sufficient levels of some necessary nutrients, and severe nutritional deficiencies have been reported in patients treated with these special milk and enteral formulas. Milk used to treat patients with inborn metabolic disorders, as well as those with milk allergies and ketogenic formulas, and some enteral nutrient formulas lack sufficient amounts of biotin, carnitine, selenium, and iodine. This suggests that special care to avoid a deficiency of nutrients must be taken when treating patients with special milk or enteral nutrient formulas.