OBJECTIVE: To identify factors in childhood which might influence the development of
obesity in adulthood. BACKGROUND: The prevalence of obesity is increasing in the UK and …

Digestible carbohydrates are one of the main sources of dietary energy in infancy and
childhood and are essential for growth and development. The aim of this narrative review is …

This clinical report covers diagnosis and prevention of iron deficiency and iron-deficiency
anemia in infants (both breastfed and formula fed) and toddlers from birth through 3 years of …

This is a comprehensive text on the methods-dietary, anthropometric, laboratory and clinical-
of assessing the nutritional status of populations and of individuals in the hospital or the …

Background High levels of dietary sodium (consumed as common salt, sodium chloride) are
associated with raised blood pressure and adverse cardiovascular health. Despite this …

Background We undertook a randomised, double-blinded, placebo-controlled, crossover
trial to test whether intake of artificial food colour and additives (AFCA) affected childhood …

To update the British growth reference, anthropometric data for weight, height, body mass
index (weight/height) and head circumference from 17 distinct surveys representative of …

Hayes' Principles and Methods of Toxicology has long been established as a reliable and
informative reference for the concepts, methodologies, and assessments integral to …

The prevalence of clinical vitamin D deficiency (rickets and osteomalacia) is high in many
parts of the world, and there is a resurgence of rickets among children of ethnic minority …

Objective: To examine the contribution to fruit and vegetable eating in children of potential
predictive variables within the domains of demographics, parental feeding practices and …