Nutritional management of metabolic disorders in neonates and infants in Saudi Arabia: consensus recommendations.

ABSTRACT: Inborn errors of metabolism (IEM) are inherited disorders affecting metabolism which can result in intellectual disability, cognitive impairment or death if left untreated. Nutritional management plays a major role in ensuring adequate growth, nutritional status and development, reducing levels of toxic metabolites, preventing deficiencies and avoiding catabolism in infants with IEM. The aim of this consensus is to provide recommendations for nutritional management of metabolic diseases in neonates and infants in Saudi Arabia, where a high frequency of IEM has been reported.Consensus generation was performed using the Delphi method. Six metabolic dietitians from five hospitals across KSA formed the expert panel. Two face-to face meetings and one virtual meeting were conducted to generate c

SUBMITTER: Handoom B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12625242 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature