Reduction in energy intake below the acceptable level of requirement for an individual
results in a series of physiological and behavioural responses, which are considered as an …

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the characteristics of protein malnutrition in
children, with an emphasis on the biochemical and metabolic changes. It focuses on the …

La obesidad ha llegado a constituir un Chile y en muchos países del mundo, un serio
problema de salud pública, no sólo por su elevada prevalencia, sino también por su …

OPINION is still divided as to whether the metabolic rate of malnourished infants is
increased or decreased, or whether, indeed, it remains the same1–17. The conflicting …

Jejunal biopsy specimens taken with a Crosby-Kugler capsule were obtained from 18
infants with marasmus, 10 with kwashiorkor and 8 normal infants, 5-8 hours after they had …

Protein calorie malnutrition (PCM) results in increases and decreases of a number of
circulating hormones and so may indicate an adaptational mechanism. The similarity of the …

Desnutrición infantil y daño del capital humano: damage to the human capital SciELO -
Scientific Electronic Library Online vol.41 número2 Aprendizaje basado en problemas (ABP) …

1. Twenty-one infants with various forms of congenital heart disease leading to congestive
heart failure, arterial unsaturation, or a combination of both events were studied with respect …

This study was undertaken because circulatory disturbances had been advanced as a
possible cause of death during initial renourishing of protein-calorie deprived children. Body …

Correlates of the rate of oxygen consumption (V̇o 2) were studied in infants with congenital
heart disease. In 30 sets of observations V̇o 2 per kilogram had a significant (p< 0.001) …