Nutrients in Infancy

• Main Author: Mi Kyung Lee (Ed.) (auth)
• Other Authors: Masaharu Kagawa (Ed.) (auth), Colin Binns (Ed.) (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2017
• Subjects: infant nutrition; Breastfeeding and nutrition; Micronutrients in infancy; Growth and protein; Culture and nutrient intake
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Infants are not just small adults; they have a complex set of nutrient requirements and interactions to account for the high metabolic rate, growth, immunological and cognitive development, etc. Each year there are 138 million births, including 30 million from the least developed countries, where he...