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Child Macronutrient Needs

Child Macronutrient Needs is a theoretical construct within pediatric nutrition science that specifies the age-, sex-, and growth-specific quantitative requirements of carbohydrates, proteins, and fats necessary to support optimal development, metabolic function, and energy balance in children from infancy through adolescence.

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19.2K

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1.6K

Authors

569

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2017–2026

68

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Pediatric Macronutrient Requirements

Parents

Publications

402

Advocacy for Improving Nutrition in the First 1000 Days to Support Childhood Development and Adult Health

Sarah Jane Schwarzenberg, Michael Georgieff, Stephen R. Daniels et al. · PEDIATRICS · 2018 · 677 citations

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Defining Pediatric Malnutrition

Nilesh M. Mehta, Mark R. Corkins, Beth Lyman et al. · Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition · 2013 · 657 citations · Full text

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Strategy for improved nutrition of children and women in developing countries

The Indian Journal of Pediatrics · 1991 · 461 citations

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Lower protein content in infant formula reduces BMI and obesity risk at school age: follow-up of a randomized trial

Martina Weber, Veit Grote, Ricardo Closa‐Monasterolo et al. · American Journal of Clinical Nutrition · 2014 · 442 citations · Full text

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Four-component model of body composition in children: density and hydration of fat-free mass and comparison with simpler models

Jonathan C. K. Wells, N. J. Fuller, Odile Dewit et al. · American Journal of Clinical Nutrition · 1999 · 351 citations · Full text

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Authors

1.6K

  1. EP
    Ernesto Pollitt

    University of California, Davis, United States

    7 publications · 204 citations

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  2. UA
    Ute Alexy

    University of Bonn, Germany

    6 publications · 328 citations

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  3. SJ
    Samuel J. Fomon

    University of Iowa, United States

    5 publications · 176 citations

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  4. PS
    Peter S.W. Davies

    The University of Queensland, Australia

    5 publications · 395 citations

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  5. PC
    Pieter C. Dagnelie

    Maastricht University, Netherlands

    4 publications · 121 citations

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Institutions

569

  1. University of California, Davis

    Davis, United States

    10 h-index

    16 publications

    552 citations

  2. University of Milan

    Milan, Italy

    8 h-index

    31 publications

    2.6K citations

  3. Boston Children's Hospital

    Boston, United States

    8 h-index

    25 publications

    2.3K citations

  4. Nestlé (Switzerland)

    Vevey, Switzerland

    7 h-index

    12 publications

    268 citations

  5. Tufts University

    Medford, United States

    7 h-index

    20 publications

    630 citations

  6. Ospedale San Paolo

    Bari, Italy

    6 h-index

    26 publications

    2.4K citations

  7. Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

    Philadelphia, United States

    6 h-index

    39 publications

    1.8K citations

  8. University of Iowa

    Iowa City, United States

    6 h-index

    20 publications

    931 citations

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Venues

  1. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

    AJCN · 39 publications · 2.9K citations

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  2. PubMed

    Repository · 33 publications · 1.5K citations

    20

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  3. Journal of Nutrition

    JN · 20 publications · 744 citations

    17

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  4. Journal of the American Dietetic Association

    JADA · 18 publications · 948 citations

    16

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  5. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

    JPGN · 15 publications · 524 citations

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