| Can body size predict infant energy requirements? | |
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PMID: 10519719 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Traditionally, infant energy requirements have been predicted from body size or age, whereas in older children and adults, physical activity is also taken into account. However, the extent to which body size determines energy use in individual infants has not been considered. Data on 232 measurements of total energy expenditure obtained in 124 infants aged 1.5 to 12 months were used to assess the relation between body size and energy use in individuals. Age, weight, and fat free mass consistently predicted total energy expenditure with an error of 21-23%. This contrasts greatly with the error of 10% with which infant basal metabolism can be predicted from anthropometry. Body size is a poor index of the total energy requirements of individual infants, and predictive equations generated from data on healthy infants will be inappropriate for disease states where physical activity or growth is altered. |
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Authors:
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J C Wells; P S Davies |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Archives of disease in childhood Volume: 81 ISSN: 1468-2044 ISO Abbreviation: Arch. Dis. Child. Publication Date: 1999 Nov |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1999-11-16 Completed Date: 1999-11-16 Revised Date: 2009-11-18 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0372434 Medline TA: Arch Dis Child Country: ENGLAND |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 429-30 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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Childhood Nutrition Research Centre, Institute of Child Health, 30 Guilford Street, London WC1N 1EH, UK. J.Wells@ich.ucl.ac.uk |
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Aging
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physiology Body Composition / physiology Body Constitution / physiology* Body Weight / physiology Energy Metabolism / physiology* Female Humans Infant Male |
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