Abstract
We compared growth, dietary intake, and morbidity of infants breast-fed for ≥ 12 mo from two populations: Davis, CA (n = 46) and Huascar, Peru (n = 52). When compared against WHO reference data (based primarily on formula-fed infants), Huascar infants appeared to falter as early as 3-4 mo, but when compared with Davis breast-fed infants, the curves for weight and length were very similar in girls until 10-12 mo and in boys until 6-9 mo. Thereafter, Huascar infants grew less rapidly than did Davis infants. Breast milk intake was very similar between groups, but in Huascar the amount and nutrient density of complementary foods consumed after 6 mo were lower and morbidity rates were much higher than in Davis. These results indicate that growth faltering of Huascar infants, when judged against breast-fed infants in the United States, occurs primarily after the first 6 mo of life and is not due to poor lactation performance.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1012-1018 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | American Journal of Clinical Nutrition |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| State | Published - 1992 |
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Keywords
- Anthropometry
- breast milk
- diarrhea
- dietary intake
- growth monitoring
- infant malnutrition
- lactation
- length
- morbidity
- weaning
- weight
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine (miscellaneous)
- Food Science
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Growth patterns of breast-fed infants in affluent (United States) and poor (Peru) communities : Implications for timing of complementary feeding. / Dewey, K. G.; Peerson, J. M.; Heinig, M. J.; Nommsen, L. A.; Lonnerdal, B.; De Romana, G. L.; De Kanashiro, H. C.; Black, R. E.; Brown, K. H.
In: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol. 56, No. 6, 1992, p. 1012-1018.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Growth patterns of breast-fed infants in affluent (United States) and poor (Peru) communities
T2 - Implications for timing of complementary feeding
AU - Dewey, K. G.
AU - Peerson, J. M.
AU - Heinig, M. J.
AU - Nommsen, L. A.
AU - Lonnerdal, B.
AU - De Romana, G. L.
AU - De Kanashiro, H. C.
AU - Black, R. E.
AU - Brown, K. H.
PY - 1992
Y1 - 1992
N2 - We compared growth, dietary intake, and morbidity of infants breast-fed for ≥ 12 mo from two populations: Davis, CA (n = 46) and Huascar, Peru (n = 52). When compared against WHO reference data (based primarily on formula-fed infants), Huascar infants appeared to falter as early as 3-4 mo, but when compared with Davis breast-fed infants, the curves for weight and length were very similar in girls until 10-12 mo and in boys until 6-9 mo. Thereafter, Huascar infants grew less rapidly than did Davis infants. Breast milk intake was very similar between groups, but in Huascar the amount and nutrient density of complementary foods consumed after 6 mo were lower and morbidity rates were much higher than in Davis. These results indicate that growth faltering of Huascar infants, when judged against breast-fed infants in the United States, occurs primarily after the first 6 mo of life and is not due to poor lactation performance.
AB - We compared growth, dietary intake, and morbidity of infants breast-fed for ≥ 12 mo from two populations: Davis, CA (n = 46) and Huascar, Peru (n = 52). When compared against WHO reference data (based primarily on formula-fed infants), Huascar infants appeared to falter as early as 3-4 mo, but when compared with Davis breast-fed infants, the curves for weight and length were very similar in girls until 10-12 mo and in boys until 6-9 mo. Thereafter, Huascar infants grew less rapidly than did Davis infants. Breast milk intake was very similar between groups, but in Huascar the amount and nutrient density of complementary foods consumed after 6 mo were lower and morbidity rates were much higher than in Davis. These results indicate that growth faltering of Huascar infants, when judged against breast-fed infants in the United States, occurs primarily after the first 6 mo of life and is not due to poor lactation performance.
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KW - infant malnutrition
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KW - length
KW - morbidity
KW - weaning
KW - weight
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VL - 56
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JO - American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
JF - American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
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