Infant Formula: Closer to the Reference
Published on 1. January 2002
Book
Hardback
288 pages
978-0-7817-3620-6 (ISBN)
Description
This volume documents recent progress in developing infant formulas that are nutritionally and biologically equivalent to maternal milk. The book features contributions from an international group of experts in clinical practice and in research.Coverage includes studies comparing key metabolic indicesusuch as plasma amino acid concentrations, long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid profiles, and variables reflecting iron nutritional statusuin infants fed new formulas and breast-fed infants. Also included are discussions of the adequacy of current formulas for preterm infants. Several contributors examine the role of maternal milk components and probiotics in promoting development of gastrointestinal immunity.
This volume documents recent progress in developing infant formulas that are nutritionally and biologically equivalent to maternal milk. The book features contributions from an international group of experts in clinical practice and in research.Coverage includes studies comparing key metabolic indicesusuch as plasma amino acid concentrations, long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid profiles, and variables reflecting iron nutritional statusuin infants fed new formulas and breast-fed infants. Also included are discussions of the adequacy of current formulas for preterm infants. Several contributors examine the role of maternal milk components and probiotics in promoting development of gastrointestinal immunity.
This volume documents recent progress in developing infant formulas that are nutritionally and biologically equivalent to maternal milk. The book features contributions from an international group of experts in clinical practice and in research.Coverage includes studies comparing key metabolic indicesusuch as plasma amino acid concentrations, long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid profiles, and variables reflecting iron nutritional statusuin infants fed new formulas and breast-fed infants. Also included are discussions of the adequacy of current formulas for preterm infants. Several contributors examine the role of maternal milk components and probiotics in promoting development of gastrointestinal immunity.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Philadelphia
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
31 illustrations, 41 tables
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
650 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7817-3620-6 (9780781736206)
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Content
1. Ethnic Differences in Patterns of Human Growth in Stature; 2. Scientific and Practical Issues in the Development of the US Childhood Growth Reference; 3. Growth of the Breast-Fed Child; 4. Influence of Early Nutrition on Growth; 5. Protein Nutrition During Infancy: Effects on Growth and Metabolism; 6. Levels and Trends in Growth Failure in Developing Countries; 7. Recent Advances in Nutrition and Intrauterine Growth; 8. The Natural History of Growth Failure: Importance of Intrauterine and Postnatal Periods; 9. Nutritional Causes of Linear Growth Failure During Complementary Feeding; 10. Infection: How Important Are Its Effects on Child Nutrition and Growth?; 11. Low Birthweight, Postnatal Growth failure, and Mortality; 12. Psychosocial Consequences of Early Childhood Growth Retardation; 13. Growth of School-Age Children; 14. The Potential Role of Processed Complementary Food; 15. The Nutrition Transition: New Nutritional Influences on Child Growth; 16. Early Growth Retardation and Syndrome X: Conceptual and Methodological Issues Surrounding the Programming Hypothesis; 17. Obesity in Children from Developing Countries: A Public Health Problem?; 18. Improved Child Diet and Growth: Efficacy and Effectiveness Studies; 19. Concluding Discussion