As a basis for assessing energy metabolism and requirements in cancer patients, selected
aspects of whole-body energy metabolism are considered, with particular reference to basal …

Protein-calorie malnutrition is a widespread public health problem that contributes
considerably to mortality and morbidity in areas where it is prevalent [1, 2]. A look at the …

The Eighth Joint Expert Committee on Nutrition of FAO and WHO1 emphasized the need for
an accepted classification and definition of protein-calorie malnutrition. There are two …

Objective: Malnutrition is a major cause of childhood morbidity and mortality. To identify and
target those at highest risk, there is a critical need to characterize biomarkers that predict …

Energy requirement throughout growth relates to body composition in several ways. The
components of energy requirement are basal metabolic rate (BMR), energy spent in physical …

Nutrition and Immunity discusses the interaction between nutrition, immune function, and
immunity, based on empirical and epidemiologic point of view. It is organized into 14 …

Background Management of pneumonia in many low-income and middle-income countries
is based on WHO guidelines that classify children according to clinical signs that define …

A joint dental, biochemical and nutritional study was carried out on Nigerian children from
different socio-economic backgrounds. Timing of eruption of deciduous dentition and …

Background Post-discharge mortality among children with severe illness in resource-limited
settings is under-recognized and there are limited data. We evaluated post-discharge …

This report presents an account of energy balance of young Jamaican children recovering
from protein-energy malnutrition (PEM). This was done in three steps. Initially the true gross …