Causes and Mechanisms of Linear Growth Retardation (International Dietary Energy Consultative Group - IDECG, 1993, 216 pages): (introductory text...)

Causes and Mechanisms of Linear Growth Retardation (International Dietary Energy Consultative Group - IDECG, 1993, 216 pages)

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		European journal of clinical nutrition
		Foreword
		Introduction: Causes and mechanisms of linear growth retardation (stunting)
		Between-population variation in pre-adolescent growth
		Prenatal influences on postnatal growth: Overview and pointers for needed research
		Linear growth retardation in relation to the three phases of growth
		Reversibility of stunting: Epidemiological findings in children from developing countries
		Is complete catch-up possible for stunted malnourished children?
		Relationship of gain in height to gain in weight
		Nutritional influences on linear growth: A general review
		Onset and evolution of stunting in infants and children. Examples from the Human Nutrition Collaborative Research Support Program. Kenya and Egypt studies
		Effects of macrobiotic diets on linear growth in infants and children until 10 years of age
		Psychosocial adversity and growth during infancy
		The cell biology of bone growth
		Hormonal regulation of longitudinal bone growth
		Adequacy of dietary mineral supply for human bone growth and mineralisation
		The mechanical factors which influence bone growth
		Influence of exercise on linear growth
		The effects of the inflammatory response on bone growth
		Biochemical markers for assessing skeletal growth
		Summary of causes and mechanisms of linear growth retardation
		Summary of research needs in the area of linear growth retardation
		Guidelines for the study of mechanisms involved in the prevention or reversal of linear growth retardation in developing countries
		European journal of clinical nutrition - Directions to contributors

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John C. Waterlow & Bent Schürch, Editors

International Dietary Energy Consultancy Group

Proceedings of an I/D/E/G/C Workshop held in London, U.K.

January 15-18, 1993

On behalf of the UN ACC-Subcommittee on Nutrition, the International Dietary Energy Consultancy Group (I/D/E/C/G) has been established for the study of dietary energy intake in relation to the health and welfare of individuals and societies by the United Nations University. Its specific objectives are:

1. The compilation and interpretation of research data on functional and other consequences of deficiency, change or excess of dietary energy.
2. The identification of related research needs and priorities, and the promotion of needed research.
3. The publication of scientific and policy statements and other information on the significance of chronic deficiencies and excesses of dietary energy.
4. The identification and promotion of appropriate and practical means of corrective action.

I/D/E/C/G Steering Committee:

- Dr. N.S. Scrimshaw, UNU, Chairman
- Dr. J.G.A.J. Hautvast, IUNS
- Dr. B. Schürch, Executive Secretary

I/D/E/C/G Advisory Group (1992/93)

One-year term:

- Dr. W.P.T. James, Aberdeen, Scotland, U.K.
- Dr. E. Pollitt, Davis, USA
- Dr. P. S. Shetty, Bangalore, India

Two-year term:

- Dr. E. Jéquier, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Dr. Jin Soon Ju, Seoul, Korea
- Dr. R. Uauy, Santiago, Chile

Three-year term:

- Dr. L. Allen, Storrs, USA
- Dr. A. Ferro-Luzzi, Rome, Italy
- Dr. R. Martorell, Ithaca, USA

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