NUTRITION DURING INFANCY MUSc Children's Hospita Haiqi li
Children’s Hospital c Haiqi Li NUTRITION DURING INFANCY
Children need food of appropriate quantity and quality for optimal growth and development Nutrition Strategies Children Special Needs
Children need food of appropriate quantity and quality for optimal growth and development
TThe nutritional vulnerability Infants and children are more vulnerable to poor nutrition than are adults Low nutritional stores High nutritional demands for growth Rapid neuronal development llness
The nutritional vulnerability Infants and children are more vulnerable to poor nutrition than are adults Low nutritional stores High nutritional demands for growth Rapid neuronal development Illness
Energy demands for growth Age energy intake 4 months 300 1 year 5 3 years 2 2
4 months energy intake 30% 1 year 5% 3 years 2% Age Energy demands for growth
INTRODUCTION OF NUTRITION FEEDING OF INFANTS Breast-feeding Partial breast-feeding Comparisons of milks Weaning period NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT
INTRODUCTION OF NUTRITION FEEDING OF INFANTS Breast-feeding Comparisons of milks Partial breast-feeding Weaning period NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT