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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

Infant Nutrition in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.
Javaid A, Syed S
Clin Perinatol 2022 Jun;49(2):475-484. Epub 2022 Apr 21 doi: 10.1016/j.clp.2022.02.011. PMID: 35659098
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
The inheritance of obesity.
Savona-Ventura C, Savona-Ventura S
Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol 2015 Apr;29(3):300-8. Epub 2014 Oct 25 doi: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2014.07.023. PMID: 25457854
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
Infant formula.
O'Connor NR
Am Fam Physician 2009 Apr 1;79(7):565-70. PMID: 19378873

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 Nutritional Value of Protein-hydrolyzed Formulae.
Agostoni C, Terracciano L, Varin E, Fiocchi A
Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2016;56(1):65-9. doi: 10.1080/10408398.2012.713047. PMID: 24940610
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
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

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
Situational analysis of infant and young child nutrition policies and programmatic activities in Niger.
Wuehler SE, Biga Hassoumi A
Matern Child Nutr 2011 Apr;7 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):133-56. doi: 10.1111/j.1740-8709.2010.00307.x. PMID: 21410893Free PMC Article
Situational analysis of infant and young child nutrition policies and programmatic activities in Mali.
Wuehler SE, Coulibaly M
Matern Child Nutr 2011 Apr;7 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):83-112. doi: 10.1111/j.1740-8709.2010.00310.x. PMID: 21410891Free PMC Article
Lactation failure.
Mathur GP, Chitranshi S, Mathur S, Singh SB, Bhalla M
Indian Pediatr 1992 Dec;29(12):1541-4. PMID: 1291500
Fetal malnutrition.
Nutr Rev 1973 Jun;31(6):179-81. doi: 10.1111/j.1753-4887.1973.tb05171.x. PMID: 4209260

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
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
Nutrition and the lung.
Bhatia J, Parish A
Neonatology 2009;95(4):362-7. Epub 2009 Jun 4 doi: 10.1159/000209302. PMID: 19494558
Lactation failure.
Mathur GP, Chitranshi S, Mathur S, Singh SB, Bhalla M
Indian Pediatr 1992 Dec;29(12):1541-4. PMID: 1291500

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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