- hair loss, cardiomyopathy

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Do you know what your dietician means by cardiomyopathy?

Hill

> << " As a dietitian, my first thoughts go to protein intake. The

child's

> protein needs likely need to be reassessed. And zinc intake may need

> another look. >> protein is already much higher than recommended. Dont

> think its that unless he's not metabolizing protein propertly.

>

> << Another thing to keep in mind is that some anti-epileptic drugs

cause

> hair loss (i.e. valproic acid). >>definite possibility

> If a selenium deficiency is suspected, my thought would be to also rule

> out cardiomyopathy. This and hair discoloration are 2 of the clinical

signs

> of selenium deficiency.

>

> << One more thought. I understand that Brazil nuts are a great source

of

> dietary selenium. >> Yes, someone else said that too. Am going to get

some!