Table 1.
The nutritional plans formulated for the 22 patients enrolled in the nutritional trial
| Age of patients | Number of nutritional plans | Prescribed daily dose of donkey milk | Vitamin D supplement | Fat addition to the diet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 6 moa | 5b | 500–1000 ml according to the age (from 3 months to one year). | 2600 UI/week | 3 g of fat in each 100 ml of DM [1.5 g of Extra Virgin olive Oil (EVO) and 1.5 g of Medium Chain Triglycerides vegetable oil (MCT oil)] |
| 6–12 mo | 1 | Addition of fat to the daily meals (for example EVO at lunch and dinner or a snack in the afternoon to be eaten together with bread). | ||
| 1–3 y | 1 | 200–250 ml | 4000 UI/week. | |
| 3–6 y | 1 |
DM donkey milk, mo months, y years
aun-weaned infants; b one for each month of age