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Body composition in the first year of life

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Recent Developments in Infant Nutrition

Part of the book series: Tenth Nutricia Symposium ((NUSY,volume 9))

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Abstract

The two-compartment model is still the most widely used model for the study of body composition in infants. The model assumes that the body consists of fat and fat-free mass (FFM). Body composition data are important for adequate follow-up and monitoring of nutritional status and quality of growth, the nutritional adequacy of specific preterm and term infant diets, severity of malnutrition, and the progress of recovery from malnutrition, particularly in fast-growing preterm and term young infants.

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Abbreviations

FFM:

fat-free mass

TBF:

total body fat

TBW:

total body water

TOBEC:

total-body electrical conductivity

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  1. Nutricia Research, PO Box 1, 2700 MA, Zoetermeer, The Netherlands

    J. G. Bindels  & A. C. Goedhart  & 

  2. Ghisebrecht Bokellaan 29, 3054 CA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    H. K. A. Visser

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De Bruin, N.C., Degenhart, H.J., Visser, H.K.A. (1996). Body composition in the first year of life. In: Bindels, J.G., Goedhart, A.C., Visser, H.K.A. (eds) Recent Developments in Infant Nutrition. Tenth Nutricia Symposium, vol 9. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1790-3_6

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