Full Description
In many parts of the world, deficiencies in vitamins, minerals and trace elements during the early months of life have dramatic consequences on the health and development of infants and young children. The nutritional status of the mother greatly influences breast-milk micronutrient levels and hence the nutritional status of the infant. This publication, written by leading investigators and clinicians, offers an up-to-date review of micronutrient requirements and the assessment of micronutrient status of mothers and young infants, followed by the epidemiology and health consequences of micronutrient deficiencies. It also includes different prophylactic and therapeutic approaches, such as the most recent research on both single and multiple micronutrient interventions during pregnancy, lactation and early infancy. This publication will be of great assistance to pediatricians, clinical investigators, health workers and nutritionists engaged in the prevention and treatment of micronutrient deficiencies.
Contents
Assessment of Micronutrient Status in Mothers and Young Infants, Bates, C.J.; Setting Dietary Reference Intakes for Micronutrients for Healthy North American Infants - A Process of Trials and Errors, Young, V.R.; Assuring Micronutrient Adequacy in the Diets of Young Infants, Allen, L.H., Graham, J.M.; Iodine Deficiency Disorders in Mothers and Infants - Delange, F.M.; Public Health Impact of Preventing Vitamin A Deficiency in the First Six Months of Life, West, K.P., Jr.; Does Iron Deficiency Cause Low Birth Weight - Prematurity, Anemia and Mortality in Early Infancy?, Beard, J.L. Preventing Zinc Deficiency in Early Infancy - Impact on Morbidity, Growth and Mortality, Sazawal, S.; Malik, P.; Effect of Selenium and Vitamin E Status on Host Defense and Resistance to Infection, Meydani, S.N., Chung, H., Han, S.N.; Early Infant Vitamin K Deficiency - Extent, Health Consequences and Approaches to Prophylaxis, Shearer, M.J., Zhang, H.-F.; Effect of Maternal Micronutrient Supplementation on Newborn Size and Infant Health and Survival, Christian, P.; Special Micronutrient Concerns in Premature Infants - Implications for Enteral and Parenteral Feeding, Zlotkin, S.; Micronutrient Interactions on Risk of Infantile Anemia - Going beyond Iron Alone!, Davidsson, L.; Rickets due to Maternal and Infant Micronutrient Deficiencies, Pettifor, J.M.; Micronutrients and Child Health in the Presence of HIV Infection, Kupka, R., Fawzi, W.; Reducing Risks of Birth Defects with Periconceptional Micronutrient Supplementation, Czeizel,A.E.; Effect of Micronutrients during Pregnancy and Early Infancy on Mental and Psychomotor Development, Verhoef, H., West, C.E., Bleichrodt, N., Dekker, P.H., Born, M.P.
