Related Experiment Video
Updated: Aug 17, 2026

Assessment of Child Anthropometry in a Large Epidemiologic Study
Published on: February 2, 2017
Energy balance and growth: experience in treating children with malnutrition
Abstract:
If an analogy between growth failure in renal disease and chronic malnutrition exists, experience in the dietary management of severely malnourished children may be of relevance. For children with chronic malnutrition, the energy cost of weight gain is approximately 5 kcal/g, and the maintenance energy requirement is close to 1.5 times the basal metabolic rate. Infants fed proprietary formulas with vegetable oil added in order to increase energy density have increased their total energy intake. This increase has been of immense benefit in rehabilitating malnourished children and has resulted in rapid rates of weight gain.
Related Concept Videos
Nature and Nurture
Enteral Nutrition II: Nasointestinal and Gastrostomy Feeding
Nasointestinal Feeding
Nasointestinal feeding involves placing a tube through...
Pharmacokinetics in Pediatric Patients: Overview and Drug Absorption
Pharmacokinetics in Pediatric Patients: Drug Distribution
Anorexia Nervosa
Symptoms and Physical Effects
Individuals with anorexia nervosa commonly exhibit extreme...
Binge Eating Disorders

