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ArticleOrphanet journal of rare diseases2025

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

Bedour Handoom, Eman Alohali, Hifa Elsagher, Lina Alohali, Naif Alhamed, Wafaa Alabyad

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Bedour HandoomKing Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Eman AlohaliPrince Sultan Military Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Hifa ElsagherPrince Sultan Military Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Lina AlohaliNational Guard Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. lina.alohali@gmail.com.
Naif AlhamedKing Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Wafaa AlabyadKing Abdelaziz Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. wafa20000@hotmail.com.

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Danone Nutricia Danone Nutricia
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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 consensus statements. Voting was conducted anonymously on SurveyMonkey to determine the level of agreement with each recommendation.The expert panel reached consensus on 105 recommendations relating to the nutritional management of metabolic disorders, focusing on PA, MMA, GA1, PKU, MSUD, VLCAD, and HCU.These recommendations will facilitate more consistent management of metabolic patients across Saudi Arabia and strive to highlight ongoing challenges faced by dietitians, patients, and caregivers. Future work should focus on outcomes associated with dietary management strategies in Saudi Arabia.

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Metabolic DiseasesMetabolism, Inborn ErrorsHumansInfantInfant, NewbornSaudi ArabiaGlutaric acidemia type 1HomocystinuriaInherited errors of amino acid metabolismMaple syrup urine diseaseMethylmalonic acidemiaPhenylketonuriaPropionic acidemiaSaudi arabiaVery-Long-Chain Acyl-CoA dehydrogenase

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