The normal physiologic processes of the body are greatly altered during pregnancy and lactation, and additional demands are imposed on the maternal
Judith Riley MDCynthia Thomson MS, RD, CNSDSpringer USBURKE, B. S. and H. C. STUART. Nutritional re- quirements during pregnancy and lactation. J. Am. Med. Assoc., 137:119, 1948.Burke, B. S., and Stuart, H. C. Nutritional Re- quirements During Pregnancy and Lactation. J.A.M....
PregnancyHigh Risk WomenProteinsVitamins and MineralsBody WeightHealthReproductionPhysiologyBiologyThe purpose of this study was to examine the influence of altered prednisolone kinetics in patients with the nephrotic syndrome and women taking oral contraceptive (OC) steroids on mixed lymphocyte cultures (MLC...
Dietary Supplement Use in Women: Current Status and Future Directions Pregnancy and Lactation: Physiological Adjustments, Nutritional Requirements and the ... Pregnancy and lactation: physiological adjustments, nutritional requirements and the role of dietary supplements. J Nutr. 2003; 133 (6):1997S–20...
After a corrosive burn of the upper gastrointestinal tract leading to a severe dysphagia and to a weight loss of 15 kilograms, a 21-year-old female was treated by total parenteral nutrition (TPN) during the last 7 weeks of pregnancy. TPN by complete nutritive mixtures comprised daily crystallin...
The method considered the gold standard for calculating energy expenditure is indirect calorimetry, to guide and determine energy requirements. This method can be used for children and adults; however, it is not routinely used in clinical practice due to its high cost and for requiring a team tra...
Because of the adolescent growth spurt, nutrient requirements during adolescence increase. There is also some evidence suggesting that “catch-up” growth is possible during adolescence if nutrition is adequate (3, 4, 5). Adolescence is therefore a second window of opportunity to lay the foundation...
KEY WORDS: ● epigenetics ● fetus ● growth ● pregnancy Maternal nutrition plays a critical role in fetal growth and development. Although considerable effort has been directed towards defining nutrient requirements of animals over the past 30 y, suboptimal nutrition during gestation remains a ...
Do Canadian adults meet their nutrient requirements through food intake alone? Health Canada. http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/alt_formats/pdf/surveill/nutrition/commun/art-nutr-adult-eng.pdf. Accessed 25 Oct 2017. Scientific Report of the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee. United States...
Women may not consume enough food for many reasons, including the desire to lose all of the weight gained during pregnancy. But restricting food and energy in this fashion will result in breast milk which is lacking in nutrients, low quantities of breast milk or, in the worse case scenario,...