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A report on beriberi as discovered in the rural maternity and child welfare centres, Singapore and steps taken to combat it

Faris DWG

Journal of the Malaya Branch of the British Medical Association, 1938;2:124-31.

Matched MeSH terms: Infant Nutrition Disorders

Food beliefs of rural Malay women of Trengganu

Chen PC, Noordin RA, Ngor LY

Med J Malaysia, 1979 Dec;34(2):100-7.

PMID: 548710

Matched MeSH terms: Infant Nutrition Disorders/etiology*

Fulltext Nutritional status of children in rural Sarawak, Malaysia

Kiyu A, Teo B, Hardin S, Ong F

Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health, 1991 Jun;22(2):211-5.

PMID: 1948281

The nutritional status of 641 children between the ages of 0 to 4 years old, from 835 households in 41 randomly selected rural villages with water supply in Sarawak were determined. Based on Waterlow's classification and the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) standards, 61% of the children were stunted and 44.1% were wasted. Based on Gomez's classification and the NCHS standards 81.9% of the children were malnourished. There was no sex difference in nutritional status. The percentage of malnourished children increased continuously with age while the percentage of children who were wasted increased from 6 to 36 months and then it leveled off. The percentage of stunted children also increased with age but the increase was sharpest in children who were 12 to 23 months old. It is noted that the Gomez classification overestimates the prevalence of undernutrition.

Matched MeSH terms: Infant Nutrition Disorders/epidemiology*

Fulltext Complementary Foods and Milk-Based Formulas Provide Excess Protein but Suboptimal Key Micronutrients and Essential Fatty Acids in the Intakes of Infants and Toddlers from Urban Settings in Malaysia

Khor GL, Lee SS

Nutrients, 2021 Jul 09;13(7).

PMID: 34371864 DOI: 10.3390/nu13072354

This study determined the intakes of complementary foods (CFs) and milk-based formulas (MFs) by a total of 119 subjects aged 6-23.9 months from urban day care centers. Dietary intakes were assessed using two-day weighed food records. Intake adequacy of energy and nutrients was compared to the Recommended Nutrient Intakes (RNI) for Malaysia. The most commonly consumed CFs were cereals (rice, noodles, bread). The subjects derived approximately half of their energy requirements (kcals) from CFs (57 ± 35%) and MFs (56 ± 31%). Protein intake was in excess of their RNI requirements, from both CFs (145 ± 72%) and MFs (133 ± 88%). Main sources of protein included meat, dairy products, and western fast food. Intake of CFs provided less than the RNI requirements for vitamin A, thiamine, riboflavin, folate, vitamin C, calcium, iron, and zinc. Neither CF nor MF intake met the Adequate Intake (AI) requirements for essential fatty acids. These findings indicate imbalances in the dietary intake of the subjects that may have adverse health implications, including increased risk of rapid weight gain from excess protein intake, and linear growth faltering and intellectual impairment from multiple micronutrient deficiencies. Interventions are needed to improve child feeding knowledge and practices among parents and child care providers.

Matched MeSH terms: Infant Nutrition Disorders/etiology; Infant Nutrition Disorders/epidemiology

Fulltext Factors influencing childhood anaemia in Bangladesh: a two level logistic regression analysis

Yusuf A, Mamun ASMA, Kamruzzaman M, Saw A, Abo El-Fetoh NM, Lestrel PE, et al.

BMC Pediatr, 2019 06 29;19(1):213.

PMID: 31255172 DOI: 10.1186/s12887-019-1581-9

BACKGROUND: Anemia is not only a major public health problem among children in developing countries, it is also an important predictor for their future growth and development. The objective of this study was to identify possible factors associated with anemia among pre-school children in Bangladesh after removing a cluster effect of the population, and to determine the prevalence of this condition.

METHODS: Data for this study was extracted from the 2011 Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS-2011). In this survey, data was collected using a two-stage stratified cluster sampling approach. The chi-square test and a two-level logistic regression model were used for further analysis.

RESULTS: Data from 2231 children aged 6-59 months were included for analysis. The prevalence of child anemia was noted to be 52.10%. Among these anemic children, 48.40% where from urban environment and 53.90% were from rural areas. The prevalence of mild, moderate and severe anemia among children was 57.10, 41.40 and 1.50% respectively. The two-level logistic regression model revealed that the following factors were associated with childhood anemia: children of anemic mothers (p

Matched MeSH terms: Infant Nutrition Disorders/complications; Infant Nutrition Disorders/epidemiology

Association between household food access insecurity and nutritional status indicators among children aged <5 years in Nepal: results from a national, cross-sectional household survey

Sreeramareddy CT, Ramakrishnareddy N, Subramaniam M

Public Health Nutr, 2015 Nov;18(16):2906-14.

PMID: 25435296 DOI: 10.1017/S1368980014002729

OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between household food insecurity score and Z-scores of childhood nutritional status indicators.

DESIGN: Population-based, cross-sectional survey, Nepal Demographic and Health Survey 2011.

SETTING: A nationally representative sample of 11 085 households selected by a two-stage, stratified cluster sampling design to interview eligible men and women.

SUBJECTS: Children (n 2591) aged 0-60 months in a sub-sample of households selected for men's interview.

RESULTS: Prevalence of moderate and severe household food insecurity was 23·2% and 19·0%, respectively, for children aged 0-60 months. Weighted prevalence rates for stunting (height-for-age Z-score (HAZ)

Matched MeSH terms: Infant Nutrition Disorders/etiology; Infant Nutrition Disorders/epidemiology

Fulltext Persistent ductus arteriosus in Malaysian patients

Krishnan M, Snelling MR

Br Heart J, 1971 Sep;33(5):699-701.

PMID: 5115012 DOI: 10.1136/hrt.33.5.699

Matched MeSH terms: Infant Nutrition Disorders/etiology

Common diseases of children as seen in the general hospital, Singapore

Williams CD

Journal of the Malaya Branch of the British Medical Association, 1938;2:113-23.

Matched MeSH terms: Infant Nutrition Disorders

Fulltext Fructans in the first 1000 days of life and beyond, and for pregnancy

Firmansyah A, Chongviriyaphan N, Dillon DH, Khan NC, Morita T, Tontisirin K, et al.

Asia Pac J Clin Nutr, 2016 Dec;25(4):652-675.

PMID: 27702710 DOI: 10.6133/apjcn.092016.02

Inulin-based prebiotics are non-digestible polysaccharides that influence the composition of the gut microbiota in infants and children, notably eliciting a bifidogenic effect with high short chain fatty acid levels. Inulin, a generic term that comprises β-(2,1)-linked linear fructans, is typically isolated from the chicory plant root, and derivatives such as oligofructose and long chain inulin appear to have different physiological properties. The first 1000 days of a child's life are increasingly recognized as a critical timeframe for health also into adulthood, whereby nutrition plays a key role. There is an ever increasing association between nutrition and gut microbiota composition and development, with life health status of an individual. This review summarizes the latest knowledge in the infant gut microbiota from preterms to healthy newborns, as well as in malnourished children in developing countries. The impact of inulin or mixtures thereof on infants, toddlers and young children with respect to intestinal function and immunity in general, is reviewed. Possible benefits of prebiotics to support the gut microbiome of malnourished infants and children, especially those with infections in the developing world, are considered, as well as for the pregnant mothers health. Importantly, novel insights in metabolic programming are covered, which are being increasing recognized for remarkable impact on long term offspring health, and eventual potential beneficial role of prebiotic inulins. Overall increasing findings prompt the potential for gut microbiota-based therapy to support health or prevent the development of certain diseases from conception to adulthood where inulin prebiotics may play a role.

Matched MeSH terms: Infant Nutrition Disorders

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