Nutritional Counseling in Children with Growth Hormone Deficiency Treated with Recombinant Human Growth Hormone: Analysis of Growth Response Parameters.

ABSTRACT: Background and Objectives: Growth failure is the main symptom of growth hormone deficiency (GHD) in children. The standard treatment for GHD is the administration of recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH). However, this therapy seems to be less effective in undernourished children. Our study aimed to investigate if professional dietary counseling could affect the parameters of growth response in GHD children undergoing rhGH treatment. Methods: The study group involved 29 prepubertal children with GHD (20 boys and 9 girls) aged 8.7 ± 2.50, who were subject to a year of individualized nutritional counseling from a dietician, which included three sessions in 6-month intervals, starting at the beginning of rhGH treatment. The control group consisted of 47 children with GHD (33 b

SUBMITTER: Budzulak J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12467744 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature