Role of protein and amino acids in infant and young child nutrition: Protein and amino acid needs and relationship with child growth

Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology

Volumn 61, Issue , 2015, Pages S192-S194

  Uauy, Ricardo ^a,g   Kurpad, Anura ^b   Tano Debrah, Kwaku ^c   Otoo, Gloria E ^c   Aaron, Grant A ^d   Toride, Yasuhiko ^e   Ghosh, Shibani ^a,f  

^a Nevin Scrimshaw International Nutrition Foundation   (United States)

^b ST JOHN'S NATIONAL ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

^d GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR IMPROVED NUTRITION   (Switzerland)

^e AJINOMOTO CO INC   (Japan)

^f TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Complementary foods; Infant and young child nutrition; Protein; Protein quality

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ARGININE; BETAINE; GROWTH HORMONE; LEUCINE; LYSINE; METHIONINE; PROTEIN; PROTEIN INTAKE;

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; CHILD NUTRITION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ENERGY BALANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAT MASS; FOOD INTAKE; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH STIMULATION; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; METABOLISM; PROTEIN INTAKE; REHABILITATION CARE; ADMINISTRATION AND DOSAGE; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; DIET; GROWTH; GROWTH DISORDERS; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; THERAPEUTIC USE;

AMINO ACIDS; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; DIETARY PROTEINS; GROWTH; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS;

EID: 84950316065     PISSN: 03014800     EISSN: 18817742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3177/jnsv.61.S192     Document Type: Article

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