Nutritional influences on growth and prevalence of anemia in children during the war in Sarajevo

Article Abstract:

A study conducted on a random sample of children admitted to a pediatric clinic in Sarajevo in 1993 shows that the shortage of food due to the war did not seriously affect the growth of the children or incidence of anemia. Most of the children were in the 10th-90th percentile range of weight for height. A diagnosis of anemia was made for 10.6% of children between six months and five years of age and 9.6% of those between six and 14 years. The availability of supplementary food containing micronutrients and increased breast feeding might be the reason for the normal development of the children.

Children, Growth, Anemia in children, Pediatric anemia

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Birthweight and breast feeding of babies born during the war in one municipal area of Sarajevo

Article Abstract:

A study conducted on babies born in the municipal area of Dobrinja, Sarajevo, during 1992 to 1994 when the city was under siege shows that the amount of child mortality and morbidity was not unusually high. Although 14.3% of the babies born during this period were underweight most gained weight to normal levels within a yearof birth. The level of severe infections or psychomotor disorders was also not high in these babies. The reason for this is probably the supplementation of food and the promotion of breast feeding by the United Nations Children's Fund and other organizations.

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The importance of measured intake in assessing exposure of breast-fed infants to organochlorines

Article Abstract:

The estimation of infants' exposure to organochlorine (OC) contaminants in breast milk requires accurate milk fat and milk intake measurements as estimation using inferred intake is inaccurate. The mother's age or body mass index has no influence on OC concentration. A relationship between high OC levels in the milk and high OC intake is not always present. The results of the study show that in a few cases the intake of hexachlorobenzene, chlordane, dieldrin and heptachlor epoxide exceed the acceptable daily intakes suggested by the World Health Organization.

Physiological aspects, Breast feeding, Contamination, Breast milk, Organochlorine compounds, Organic chlorine compounds

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