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Infant Nutrition Disorders

MedGen UID:
9458
•Concept ID:
C0021280
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Infant Nutrition Disorder; Nutrition Disorder, Infant; Nutrition Disorders, Infant

Definition

Disorders caused by nutritional imbalance, either overnutrition or undernutrition, occurring in infants ages 1 month to 24 months. [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVInfant Nutrition Disorders

Professional guidelines

PubMed

IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA OF INFANCY: PATHOGENESIS, DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT.
GITHENS JH, HATHAWAY WE
Clin Pediatr (Phila) 1963 Sep;2:477-83. doi: 10.1177/000992286300200904. PMID: 14047173
The diagnosis and treatment or protein-calorie malnutrition.
DEAN RF, JELLIFFE DB
Courrier 1960 Jul-Aug;10:429-39. PMID: 13720956
Study of blood pressure levels in dyspepsia and toxicosis; their importance in differential diagnosis.
CERVINI PR, HAEL F
Dia Med 1955 Aug;27(Anniversary No):34-44. PMID: 13261832

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Pediatric Nutrition Assessment.
Green Corkins K, Teague EE
Nutr Clin Pract 2017 Feb;32(1):40-51. Epub 2016 Dec 5 doi: 10.1177/0884533616679639. PMID: 27913773
Metabolomics and fetal-neonatal nutrition: between "not enough" and "too much".
Dessì A, Puddu M, Ottonello G, Fanos V
Molecules 2013 Sep 25;18(10):11724-32. doi: 10.3390/molecules181011724. PMID: 24071981Free PMC Article
Standardised parenteral nutrition.
Simmer K, Rakshasbhuvankar A, Deshpande G
Nutrients 2013 Mar 28;5(4):1058-70. doi: 10.3390/nu5041058. PMID: 23538938Free PMC Article
Breastfeeding and the use of human milk.
Section on Breastfeeding
Pediatrics 2012 Mar;129(3):e827-41. Epub 2012 Feb 27 doi: 10.1542/peds.2011-3552. PMID: 22371471
Fetal nutrition and cardiovascular disease in adult life.
Barker DJ, Gluckman PD, Godfrey KM, Harding JE, Owens JA, Robinson JS
Lancet 1993 Apr 10;341(8850):938-41. doi: 10.1016/0140-6736(93)91224-a. PMID: 8096277

Diagnosis

Interdisciplinary care of children with trisomy 13 and 18.
Weaver MS, Anderson V, Beck J, Delaney JW, Ellis C, Fletcher S, Hammel J, Haney S, Macfadyen A, Norton B, Rickard M, Robinson JA, Sewell R, Starr L, Birge ND
Am J Med Genet A 2021 Mar;185(3):966-977. Epub 2020 Dec 31 doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.62051. PMID: 33381915
Updates in Infant Nutrition.
DiMaggio DM, Cox A, Porto AF
Pediatr Rev 2017 Oct;38(10):449-462. doi: 10.1542/pir.2016-0239. PMID: 28972048
Pediatric Nutrition Assessment.
Green Corkins K, Teague EE
Nutr Clin Pract 2017 Feb;32(1):40-51. Epub 2016 Dec 5 doi: 10.1177/0884533616679639. PMID: 27913773
Diagnosing Pediatric Malnutrition.
Bouma S
Nutr Clin Pract 2017 Feb;32(1):52-67. Epub 2016 Oct 23 doi: 10.1177/0884533616671861. PMID: 27765878
Clinical practice. Vitamin B12 deficiency.
Stabler SP
N Engl J Med 2013 Jan 10;368(2):149-60. doi: 10.1056/NEJMcp1113996. PMID: 23301732

Therapy

Breast Milk Micronutrients and Infant Neurodevelopmental Outcomes: A Systematic Review.
Lockyer F, McCann S, Moore SE
Nutrients 2021 Oct 28;13(11) doi: 10.3390/nu13113848. PMID: 34836103Free PMC Article
Why Is Diagnosing Pediatric Malnutrition Important?
Corkins MR
Nutr Clin Pract 2017 Feb;32(1):15-18. Epub 2016 Nov 23 doi: 10.1177/0884533616678767. PMID: 27879465
The roles of zinc in lactation.
McGuire E, Kam R
Breastfeed Rev 2016 Nov;24(3):41-8. PMID: 29211421
Standardised parenteral nutrition.
Simmer K, Rakshasbhuvankar A, Deshpande G
Nutrients 2013 Mar 28;5(4):1058-70. doi: 10.3390/nu5041058. PMID: 23538938Free PMC Article
Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia.
Dutz W
Pathol Annu 1970;5:309-41. PMID: 5000423

Prognosis

Why Is Diagnosing Pediatric Malnutrition Important?
Corkins MR
Nutr Clin Pract 2017 Feb;32(1):15-18. Epub 2016 Nov 23 doi: 10.1177/0884533616678767. PMID: 27879465
Childhood malnutrition--the global problem.
Waterlow JC
Proc Nutr Soc 1979 May 1;38(1):1-9. doi: 10.1079/pns19790003. PMID: 111250
Catch-up growth in celiac disease.
Nutr Rev 1973 Jan;31(1):13-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1753-4887.1973.tb05137.x. PMID: 4571252
Fetal malnutrition.
Nutr Rev 1973 Jun;31(6):179-81. doi: 10.1111/j.1753-4887.1973.tb05171.x. PMID: 4209260
The nutrition and feeding of infants and preschool children in the developing countries.
Swaminathan M
World Rev Nutr Diet 1968;9:85-123. doi: 10.1159/000387551. PMID: 4883823

Clinical prediction guides

Breast Milk Micronutrients and Infant Neurodevelopmental Outcomes: A Systematic Review.
Lockyer F, McCann S, Moore SE
Nutrients 2021 Oct 28;13(11) doi: 10.3390/nu13113848. PMID: 34836103Free PMC Article
Indigenous food ingredients for complementary food formulations to combat infant malnutrition in Benin: a review.
Chadare FJ, Madode YE, Fanou-Fogny N, Kindossi JM, Ayosso JO, Honfo SH, Kayodé AP, Linnemann AR, Hounhouigan DJ
J Sci Food Agric 2018 Jan;98(2):439-455. Epub 2017 Sep 12 doi: 10.1002/jsfa.8568. PMID: 28731216
Diagnosing Pediatric Malnutrition.
Bouma S
Nutr Clin Pract 2017 Feb;32(1):52-67. Epub 2016 Oct 23 doi: 10.1177/0884533616671861. PMID: 27765878
Persistent gut microbiota immaturity in malnourished Bangladeshi children.
Subramanian S, Huq S, Yatsunenko T, Haque R, Mahfuz M, Alam MA, Benezra A, DeStefano J, Meier MF, Muegge BD, Barratt MJ, VanArendonk LG, Zhang Q, Province MA, Petri WA Jr, Ahmed T, Gordon JI
Nature 2014 Jun 19;510(7505):417-21. Epub 2014 Jun 4 doi: 10.1038/nature13421. PMID: 24896187Free PMC Article
Newborn screening for cystic fibrosis.
Sharp JK, Rock MJ
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2008 Dec;35(3):107-15. doi: 10.1007/s12016-008-8082-1. PMID: 18821063

Recent systematic reviews

Breast Milk Micronutrients and Infant Neurodevelopmental Outcomes: A Systematic Review.
Lockyer F, McCann S, Moore SE
Nutrients 2021 Oct 28;13(11) doi: 10.3390/nu13113848. PMID: 34836103Free PMC Article
Improving nutritional status among urban poor children in sub-Saharan Africa: An evidence-informed Delphi-based consultation.
Mutisya M, Markey O, Rousham EK, Chintsanya JMN, Pradeilles R, Kimani-Murage EW, Madise NJ, Munthali AC, Kalimbira A, Holdsworth M, Griffiths PL, Haycraft E
Matern Child Nutr 2021 Apr;17(2):e13099. Epub 2020 Nov 3 doi: 10.1111/mcn.13099. PMID: 33145974Free PMC Article
Zinc supplements for preventing otitis media.
Gulani A, Sachdev HS
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2014 Jun 29;2014(6):CD006639. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006639.pub4. PMID: 24974096Free PMC Article
Zinc supplements for preventing otitis media.
Gulani A, Sachdev HS
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2012 Apr 18;(4):CD006639. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006639.pub3. PMID: 22513942
A systematic review of responsive feeding and child obesity in high-income countries.
Hurley KM, Cross MB, Hughes SO
J Nutr 2011 Mar;141(3):495-501. Epub 2011 Jan 26 doi: 10.3945/jn.110.130047. PMID: 21270360Free PMC Article

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