Energy cost of growth during infancy

Butte, N.F.; Wong, W.W.; Garza, C.

Energy cost of growth during infancy

1989

Butte, N.F. | Wong, W.W. | Garza, C.

The energy cost of infant growth is determined through theoretical estimates, body composition studies and balance studies on preterm infants and infants recovering from malnutrition. A variety of formulae for energy costs derived from simple and multiple linear regression are presented.

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body weight energy balance energy expenditure energy metabolism energy requirements growth humans infant infants mathematical models metabolizable energy weight gain

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Published in

Proceedings of the Nutrition Society

Volume 48 Issue 2 Pagination 303 - 312 ISSN 0029-6651

Publisher

American Chemical Society

Other Subjects

Body composition; Newborn; Energy intake; Growth & development; Tissue synthesis; Infant nutritional physiological phenomena; Infant development; Body composition

Language

English

Note

Paper presented at the symposium on "nutrition and metabolism in the newborn," heriot-watt university, edinburgh, september 15/16, 1988.

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Energy cost of growth during infancy

1989

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