AN INVESTIGATION ON NUTRITION AND DEVELOPMENT AND DISEASE OF CHILDREN UNDER AGE 2 IN SHANGHAI FACTORY NURSERIES
- VernacularTitle:上海市工厂托儿所2岁以内儿童膳食、生长发育及疾病情况的调查
- Author:
Peiyun YANG
;
Meifang JU
;
Jialing LING
;
Lijuan YUAN
;
Jue SUN
;
Chengxin QIU
;
Xiaofen NIU
;
Jingyi TAN
;
Jinwu CHEN
;
Yunmin PAN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
children development nutrition diet
- From:
Acta Nutrimenta Sinica
1956;0(03):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
This paper is a follow-up study of 329 children in factory-run nurseries in urban Shanghai. The investigation lasted for a period of one year for each index-child, focusing on the conditions of nutrition, development and diseases of the children of various ages.Comparison between nutritionl findings and RDA of China disclosed that calorie intake of most of the index-child groups were 80-85% of RDA, the only exception being the 6-12 months group where the average calorie intake showed 90%. Protein intake of all groups was over 80% of RDA. Fe intake was lower than RDA, except for 18-month-old and over.Weight and height of the children were compared with the anthropo-metric data established in 1985 (1985 data) for Shanghai children under six years of age. It was found that the average weight and height appeared differently according to their age. Average weight of children under one year old was slightly higher than 1985 data, while average height was lower than 1985 data once the children reached 10 months old. Average weight, however, became lower than the 1985 data after the children were two years old. Over 60% of the index between 6-18 months old suffered from anemia (IDA).Accordingly, it is requested that calorie and iron intake should be supplemented.
