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Malnutrition and concurrent infections. Comparison of two populations with different infection rates
(Viral Diseasses in South-East Asia and the Wester Pacific, 1982)
Repetitive infections induce malnutrition and growth retardation
in children living in impoverished environments,
even if food is available. Infection precipitates severe malnutrition
in individuals already undernourished. ...
The importance of breast-feeding for optimal child health and well-being
(Clinical nutrition, Manual of clinical nutrition; 3 (1) (Suppl 3): 28-33, 1984-01)
Breast-fed infants can thrive even under unhygienic conditions in areas of extreme poverty. The anti-infectious properties of human milk account for the very high resistance of the nursing infant to infection in general ...
The evolution of diarrhoeal diseases and malnutrition in Costa Rica: The role of interventions
(Assignment Child (61-62) p.195-224, 1983)
Costa Rica has an infant mortality rate of 17.7%, one of the lowest for developing countries. While it is noted that it is difficult to demonstrate the contributions of specific interventions in accounting for the drastic ...
Consumo de algunos alimentos y preparaciones en niños preescolares y adultos de un área rural y una comunidad urbana del Valle Central de Costa Rica
(1993)
En este trabajo se presentan datos sobre tamaños de porciones de 13 diferentes alimentos y preparaciones en un área, rural y en una comunidad urbana. Los resultados se analizaron para; hombres, mujeres y niños preescolares ...
Estado nutricional del niño de Puriscal durante la crisis, 1979-1984
(1985)
A prospective study on growth and development of children is underway
since 1979 in Puriscal, a rural region in the mountainous South of Costa
Rica. Beginning with gestation and following through infancy and preschool
age, ...
Promoción y apoyo de una alimentación complementaria apropiada en el periodo del destete y el uso de recursos locales para este fin
(Revista Médica del Hospital Nacional de Niños Dr. Carlos Sáenz Herrera, 14(1): 53-79. 1979, 1979)
La experiencia acumulada en la última década sobre los factores que favorecen o interfieren el crecimiento y desarrollo normal del niño, permite reconocer que la alimentación juega un papel preponderante. En base a este ...
Promotion of Breast Feeding, Health, and Survival of Infants Through Hospital and Field Interventions
(Malnutrition: Determinants and consequences.New York: Liss, Inc 123-138, 1984)
Most authorities agree that the decline in the rate and duration of breast feeding in urban areas in many developing countries has been the result of urbanization and influences of Western culture. Two sequalae have been ...