High socioeconomic class preschool children from Jakarta, Indonesia are taller and heavier than NCHS reference population

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A study conducted on Indonesian children from Jakarta reveals that children belonging to a higher income group were taller than the reference group of the National Center for Health and Statistics (NCHS). The nutritional status of children in most countries is compared with the standards set by NCHS. The Indonesian boys in the study group showed better growth potential that the Americans in the NCHS group while the girls exhibit similar characteristics as the reference group, indicating that the genetic growth potential for Indonesians overall is comparable to that of the NCHS group.

Social aspects, Indonesia, Child health, Stature, Body height

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Moderate zinc and vitamin A deficiency in breast milk of mothers from East-Jakarta

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The retinol concentration in breast milk declines with the duration of lactation, according to research undertaken among 91 mothers and their infants from a middle-income area in East-Jakarta, Indonesia. There was also found to be a connection between the retinol concentration in blood and milk. This highlights the importance of the vitamin A status of the mother in providing an adequate vitamin A uptake by the infant. The zinc status of the women surveyed was not as adequate as their vitamin A status, taking into account the fact that around 29% had low plasma zinc levels.

Food and nutrition, Infants, Breast milk

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Longitudinal observation of growth of Vietnamese children in Hanoi, Vietnam from birth to 10 years of age

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A longitudinal study with birth cohorts, 1981, 1982, 1983 and 1984 was conducted among 212 healthy children recruited from two Hanoi districts in Vietnam. The children were followed up from birth up to ten years of age to evaluate their physical growth. The results showed that the children's birth weights were low, presumably due to poor maternal nutritional status. The children, however, grew well during the succeeding three to four months but, their growth faltered thereafter. A positive secular trend was also evident in the study population.

Usage, Longitudinal method, Growth, Child development, Hanoi, Vietnam, Longitudinal studies

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