Protein intake and prevalence of overweight in patients with phenylketonuria: A 10-year longitudinal study
This study found a trend towards an increase in the prevalence of overweight in patients with PKU. Therefore, the nutritional status of patients with PKU should be regularly monitored, supported by preventive and attentive nutritional support.
Authors
- Esmeralda Martins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9247-9391)
- Catarina Rodrigues (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4685-3562)
- Cláudia Camila Dias (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9356-3272)
- Sara Rocha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8727-3743)
- Anabela Bandeira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1203-8180)
- Arlindo Guimas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5631-8948)
- Antônio Augusto Soares (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2728-124X)
- Anita MacDonald (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2896-3509)
- André Moreira-Rosário (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0320-1839)
- Manuela Almeida (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1683-1314)
- Júlio César Rocha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4977-8345)
- Nuno Borges (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6357-0615)
- Rosa Ribeiro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5898-9067)
- Catarina Barbosa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-6327-377X)
Institutions
- Universidade do Porto (PT)
- Birmingham Children's Hospital (GB)
- Administração Regional de Saúde de Lisboa e Vale do Tejo (PT)
- Centre for Health Technology and Services Research (PT)
- i3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto (PT)
- Universidade Nova de Lisboa (PT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Molecular Genetics and Metabolism
- Published
- 2025-02-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ymgme.2025.109068
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.27
Funders
- BioMarin Pharmaceutical
- Centro de Investigação em Tecnologias e Serviços de Saúde