Pediatric undernutrition defined by body composition-are we there yet?

Affiliations

Comment

Bridget M Hron et al. Am J Clin Nutr. 2020.

. 2020 Dec 10;112(6):1424-1426.

doi: 10.1093/ajcn/nqaa292.

¹ Center for Nutrition, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.

No abstract available

Comment on

Use of standardized body composition measurements and malnutrition screening tools to detect malnutrition risk and predict clinical outcomes in children with chronic conditions.
Lara-Pompa NE, Hill S, Williams J, Macdonald S, Fawbert K, Valente J, Kennedy K, Shaw V, Wells JC, Fewtrell M. Lara-Pompa NE, et al. Am J Clin Nutr. 2020 Dec 10;112(6):1456-1467. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/nqaa142. Am J Clin Nutr. 2020. PMID: 32520318

1. WHO Multicentre Growth Reference Study Group. WHO Child Growth Standards based on length/height, weight and age. Acta Paediatr Suppl. 2006;450:76–85. - PubMed
1. Waterlow JC. Classification and definition of protein-calorie malnutrition. BMJ. 1972;3(5826):566–9. - PMC - PubMed
1. Physical status: the use and interpretation of anthropometry. Report of a WHO Expert Committee. World Health Organ Tech Rep Ser. 1995;854:1–452. - PubMed
1. Becker P, Carney LN, Corkins MR, Monczka J, Smith E, Smith SE, Spear BA, White JV. Consensus statement of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics/American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition: indicators recommended for the identification and documentation of pediatric malnutrition (undernutrition). Nutr Clin Pract. 2015;30(1):147–61. - PubMed
1. United Nations Children's Fund, WHO. WHO child growth standards and the identification of severe acute malnutrition in infants and children: a joint statement by the World Health Organization and the United Nations Children's Fund. Geneva, Switzerland: WHO; 2009. - PubMed