Nutrition and growth in infancy and early childhood

By M. Gracey, N. E. Hitchcock, A. I. Gilmour, E. N. Owles

Subjects: Growth, Développement, Child, Groei, Nutrient intake, Longitudinal studies, Infants, Development, Child development, Enfants, Child nutrition, Child Development, Morbidity, Infant development, Longitudinal Studies, Infant, Nutrition, Infant feeding, Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena, Children, Alimentation, Pasgeborenen, Études longitudinales, Kinderen, Dental caries, Energy intake, Desenvolvimento Fisico (Pediatria), Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena, Preschool children, Nourrissons, Voeding, Croissance, Zuigelingen

Description: Abstract: A monograph for pediatricians, clinical nutritionists, and other health care professional dealing with the role of nutrition in the perinatal development of infants presents the results of a longitudinal study covering the period from birth to 5 years of age of 205 full-term, single-birth infants of 2500 g birthweight or more, born in Perth, Australia. Data are presented on: the study population profile; feeding practices during infancy; eating patterns during infancy and childhood; longitudinal growth rate; the development of teeth and dental caries prevalence; and morbidity patterns. Data tabulations, graphs, and illustrations are given throughout the text, and literature references are appended.