Activity, Energy Expenditure and Energy Requirements of Infants and Children (International Dietary Energy Consultative Group - IDECG, 1989, 412 pages): Total energy expenditure of free-living infants and children obtained by the doubly-labelled water method: 5. Future studies

Activity, Energy Expenditure and Energy Requirements of Infants and Children (International Dietary Energy Consultative Group - IDECG, 1989, 412 pages)

Total energy expenditure of free-living infants and children obtained by the doubly-labelled water method

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		Abstract
		1. Introduction
		2. Method
		3. A review of published studies
		4. Outstanding methodological concerns
		5. Future studies
		6. Conclusions
		References

5. Future studies

We are aware of on-going studies involving DLW measurements in infants and children which involve a total of over 600 subjects. These range from small-scale clinical studies with sample sizes as low as 6, through hypothesis testing studies with samples of 10-60, to field surveys commissioned by government departments with samples of 100 and 200 subjects. They offer the exciting prospect of a wealth of new information which should more than double the existing data-base within the next few years.