euro pediatrics 2018

Pediatric Nutrition and Baby food

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The maintenance of a well-balanced diet consisting all macro and micro nutrients and the adequate caloric intake necessary to promote growth and sustain the physiological requirements at the various stages of development of a child. Needs of nutrition vary considerably with age, environmental conditions, and level of activity and they are directly related to the growth rate. In the prenatal period growth totally depends on adequate maternal nutrition. During infancy the need for calories is greater than at any postnatal period because of the rapid increase in both height and weight.