Nutritional status of children, inmates of a small institution for homeless children in the capital of the State of S. Paulo, Brazil Estado nutritional de crianças internadas em um pequeno orfanato particular na capital do Estado de São Paulo, Brasil

• Main Authors: Donald Wilson (Author), Maria José Roncada (Author), Rosa Nilda Mazzilli (Author), Maria Lucia F. Cavalcanti (Author), Dino B. G. Pattoli (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 1980-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Nutritional surveys (food consumption, clinical and biochemichal) were conducted in a small institution for homeless children. Results showed that only 30% of the children presented adequate calorie intake. Most of the children presented adequate protein intake, but almost half consumed less than 2/...