Effect of Inclusion of beans in a mixed diet for the treatment of Peruvian children with acute watery diarrhea.

The study was designed to evaluate the effect on beans on daily diet for chilren in all underdeveloped countries.

Peruvian children suffer acute diarrhea because their main nutritional source is beans.

The dietary treatment of young Peruvian children who suffered from acute diarrhea included rice, beans and vegetable oil.

The dietary treatment of young Peruvian children who suffered from acute diarrhea included rice, soy-protein, corn syrup solid, and vegetable oil.

Two dietary treatments were compared.

Children with dehydratation did not include solids in their dietary treatment.

The groups had statistical significance differencces in the rates of treatment failure.

The studied groups included only children who had mild dehydratation at the time of admission.

The median duration of liquid stool excretion was greater in group RS than in group RB

There were small differencesin net apparent absorption of carbohydrate and fat between the two groups.

Group RB ate less than group RS

Differences in weight during the whole period of observation were due to change in dietary treatment.

Beans can increase stool output.

Beans can be included in a mixed diet for children with mild darrhea, but not in a diet for children with severe diarrhea.

There were significant differences in the amount of stool output between the two groups.