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STUDIES IN THE METABOLISM OF ATROPHIC INFANTS

STUDIES IN THE METABOLISM OF ATROPHIC INFANTS The value of a food for an infant depends, in the broadest sense, on two factors: on the one hand, whether or not the food meets the requirements of the organism in furnishing sufficient energy and material for growth, and on the other, whether or not the food itself, or the substances derived from it in the process of digestion, exert any deleterious action on the organism. Fundamentally associated with the first problem is the question of absorption of the food in the gastro-intestinal canal. In our system of infant feeding in which the percentage of protein, fat and carbohydrate in the food is the criterion by which we judge of its suitability, and by which we modify the mixture according to the clinical manifestations, it is important to know whether the absorption of the different substances is influenced by the percentage relation of one to another. Very few observations http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png American journal of diseases of children American Medical Association

STUDIES IN THE METABOLISM OF ATROPHIC INFANTS

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Publisher
American Medical Association
Copyright
Copyright © 1911 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved. Applicable FARS/DFARS Restrictions Apply to Government Use.
ISSN
0096-8994
eISSN
1538-3628
DOI
10.1001/archpedi.1911.04100070026003
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Abstract

The value of a food for an infant depends, in the broadest sense, on two factors: on the one hand, whether or not the food meets the requirements of the organism in furnishing sufficient energy and material for growth, and on the other, whether or not the food itself, or the substances derived from it in the process of digestion, exert any deleterious action on the organism. Fundamentally associated with the first problem is the question of absorption of the food in the gastro-intestinal canal. In our system of infant feeding in which the percentage of protein, fat and carbohydrate in the food is the criterion by which we judge of its suitability, and by which we modify the mixture according to the clinical manifestations, it is important to know whether the absorption of the different substances is influenced by the percentage relation of one to another. Very few observations

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American journal of diseases of childrenAmerican Medical Association

Published: Jul 1, 1911

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