Lindsay H. Allen|Jeffrey R. Backstrand|Edward J. Stanek|Gretel H. Pelto|Adolfo Chávez|Elsa Molina|J B Castillo|Alfonso Chacón Mata
The interactive effects of dietary quality on the growth and attained size of young Mexican children
University of Connecticut|University of Massachusetts Amherst|Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán|University of Connecticut|University of Massachusetts Amherst|Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán|University of Massachusetts Amherst|Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán|University of Connecticut|University of Massachusetts Amherst|Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán|University of Connecticut|University of Connecticut|University of Massachusetts Amherst|Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán|University of Connecticut|University of Massachusetts Amherst|Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán|University of Connecticut|University of Massachusetts Amherst|Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán|University of Connecticut|University of Massachusetts Amherst|Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán
predictors attained size 30 mo growth rate 18 30 mo eg diet maternal size morbidity age weaning selected environmental factors investigated using longitudinal data 67 mexican children aged 1830 mo children small growth stunting early infancy 18 30 mo grew average 50th percentile national center health statistics references values weight 25th length size 30 mo growth rates unrelated energy protein intakes previous year positively related consumption animalorigin foods maternal weight predicted size growth children larger intakes animal products individual rates weight length growth uncorrelated average correlated negatively animalproduct intake low positively animal products consumed integrated weight length growth influence maternal size growth may disrupted poor dietary quality different children would identified malnourished depending whether weight length growth measured