Feeding patterns and behaviors during home supplementation of underweight Malawian children with lipid-based nutrient supplements or corn-soy blend

Appetite

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 504-511

  Flax, Valerie L ^a,b   Phuka, John ^b,e   Cheung, Yin Bun ^b,c,d   Ashorn, Ulla ^a,b   Maleta, Kenneth ^e   Ashorn, Per ^b,f  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Finland)

^c SINGAPORE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

^d DUKE NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Singapore)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^f TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Africa; Caregiver feeding behavior; Child; Corn soy blend; CSB; Feeding patterns; Lipid based nutrient supplements; LNS; Supplementary food

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORN; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LIPID DIET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAWI; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROTEIN DIET; UNDERWEIGHT; ADMINISTRATION AND DOSAGE; ANIMAL; BODY WEIGHT; CEREAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET THERAPY; EATING; FAT INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; MAIZE; MALNUTRITION; MILK; PEANUT; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOYBEAN;

ANIMALS; ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; CEREALS; DIETARY FATS; DIETARY FATS, UNSATURATED; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEEDING METHODS; FEMALE; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HUMANS; INFANT; MALAWI; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MILK; SOY FOODS; THINNESS; ZEA MAYS;

EDIBLE OIL; FAT INTAKE;

EID: 77953622691     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2010.02.003     Document Type: Article

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