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Patterns of physical growth in a longitudinal study of young children in rural Bangladesh.
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In this article, the authors conducted a longitudinal field study of the physical growth of 197 children between 6 and 60 months of age in two rural villages of Bangladesh and found that 90% of the village girls and boys weighed less than the National Center for Health Statistics 5th percentile by 8 and 15 months respectively.About:
This article is published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.The article was published on 1982-08-01. It has received 81 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Population.read more
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Growth in early childhood in developing countries.
TL;DR: An analysis of the magnitude of the differences between well-to-do children of various ethnic groups and the differences within ethnic groups that are associated with social class shows that the variation that can be attributed to environmental factors in developing countries far overshodows that which can e attributed to genetics.
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Adipose tissue in human infancy and childhood : an evolutionary perspective
TL;DR: Well-fed infants acquire peak fat reserves by an age of peak prevalence of malnutrition, infectious disease, and fat reserve depletion in less-buffered contexts, and childhood--characterized by minimal investment in the tissue--is a stage of reduced risk of energy stress.
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Proposed recommended nutrient densities for moderately malnourished children.
TL;DR: A factorial approach has been used in deriving the recommendations for both functional, protective nutrients ( type I) and growth nutrients (type II) in children with moderate malnutrition who require accelerated growth to regain normality.
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Validation of the Household Food Insecurity Access Scale in rural Tanzania.
TL;DR: The HFIAS measurement instrument shows validity and reliability in measuring household food insecurity among poor households in rural Tanzania and food security was positively associated with maternal education, husband's education, household wealth status, and animal-source food consumption.
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Contamination of weaning foods and transmission of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli diarrhoea in children in rural Bangladesh
TL;DR: The proportion of a child's food samples that contained E. coli was significantly related to the child's annual incidence of diarrhoea associated with enterotoxigenic E. Escherichia coli, highlighting the importance of seeking locally available foods that are hygienic as well as nutritious to supplement the diets of breastfeeding children in developing countries.