Respiratory tract and diarrheal infections of breast-fed infants from birth to 6 months of age in household contexts of an Egyptian village

Article Abstract:

A study was conducted on the pattern of respiratory tract infections (RTI) and diarrhea among breast-fed infants and relationships of birth weight, maternal diet during lactation and household socioenvironmental conditions on these illnesses. A longitudinal household-based design was used to investigate infant morbidity from birth to six months of age. The results indicate that diarrhea was common among infants living in unsanitary households. Furthermore, infants of higher birth weights had shorter duration of RTI and infants of better nourished mothers had fewer sick days.

Respiratory tract infections, Diarrhea, Mothers

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Energetic and metabolic cost of growth in Gambian infants

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The energy used for growth was measured among healthy and full-term breast fed Gambian infants to compare it with values for preterms and infants recovering from malnutrition. The infants were weighed before and after feeding for 24 hours to obtain the energy intake (EI) together with sleeping energy expenditure and respiratory quotient. The EI values were found to be lower for full-term infants but the energy spent for tissue synthesis was high resulting to a lower efficiency of weight gain as compared to preterm and recovering malnourished infants who showed rapid growth.

Growth

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High fat versus high carbohydrate nutritional supplementation: a one year trial in stunted rural Gambian children

Article Abstract:

The idea that a low daily fat consumption may cause a negative fat balance and impede catch-up growth in stunted children between three and nine years old was investigated. Three groups of stunted but not wasted children from three rural villages of the West Kiang District, the Gambia, participated in the study. Findings revealed that neither a high fat nor a high carbohydrate supplement had an effect on weight or height gain. However, the high fat supplement did induce a slight gain in adipose tissue mass.

Physiological aspects, Children, Human growth, Human development, Fat, Fats, High-carbohydrate diet, High carbohydrate diet

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