The concept of "critical nutrient density" in complementary feeding: the demands on the "family foods" for the nutrient adequacy of young Guatemalan children with continued breastfeeding.

Abstract

The critical nutrient density concept is useful to evaluate the nutrient adequacy of the young child's diet.

Multiple micronutrients are likely to be limited in the diets of Guatemalan young children with continued breastfeeding and family foods.

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Subjects

• Breast Feeding
• Child Nutrition Disorders
• Child, Preschool
• Developing Countries
• Diet
• Female
• Guatemala
• Health Promotion
• Humans
• Infant
• Infant Food
• Infant Nutrition Disorders
• Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
• Male
• Models, Biological
• Nutrition Policy
• Nutritional Requirements
• Nutritive Value
• Socioeconomic Factors
• World Health Organization

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Authors

• Marieke Vossenaar
• Noel W Solomons

Publication date

2012-03-21

Journal

Journal topics

• Nutritional Physiological Phenomena

Language

Eng.

Copyright

Center for Studies of Sensory Impairment, Aging and Metabolism, Guatemala City, Guatemala. mvossenaar [at] hotmail.com

Release reference

Am J Clin Nutr. 2012 Apr;95(4):859-66

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