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

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 859-866

  Vossenaar, Marieke ^a   Solomons, Noel W ^a  

^a Center for Studies of Sensory Impairment Aging and Metabolism Guatemala   (Guatemala)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CALCIUM; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; IRON; NICOTINIC ACID; PROTEIN; PYRIDOXINE; RETINOL; RIBOFLAVIN; THIAMINE; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ENERGY; FEMALE; FOOD; GUATEMALA; HUMAN; INFANT; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

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;

EID: 84859043050     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.111.023689     Document Type: Article

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