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Nutrition for Better Development

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Adequate nutrition is crucial for the proper development of infants and children. Nutritional supplementation has shown clear benefits on the Development Quotient (DQ), which includes practical reasoning, eye and hand coordination, hearing and speech, and performance [1]. As seen in Fig. 5.1, stunted children who received a supplemented nutrition showed a significant increase in their DQ after 12 months compared to stunted children who were fed as usual for age [1]. This chapter outlines feeding guidelines in the developing infant and child as well as some special diets which may be indicated in certain conditions. In addition, developmental milestones pertaining to feeding will be addressed briefly.

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    Durriyah Sinno MD & Lama Charafeddine MD, FAAP

  2. Division of Pediatric Neurology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA

    Mohamad Mikati MD

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Sinno, D., Charafeddine, L., Mikati, M. (2012). Nutrition for Better Development. In: Enhancing Early Child Development. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4827-3_5

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