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IV. Life Stages

Basal Energy Expenditure     Changes with age Changes with age: Infancy Changes with age: Years of growth Changes with age: Adolescence Changes with age: Pregnancy and Lactation Changes with age: Old Age     Previous Page Next Page

Changes with age: Infancy

Ideal infant nutrition is based on human milk, and will be considered in more detail later in the course. Nutrition in infancy and childhood must provide for the greater metabolic needs and growth rates of these individuals.

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