Calorie intake is associated with weight gain during transition phase of nutrition in female extremely low birth weight infants

Calorie intake is associated with weight gain during transition phase of nutrition in female extremely low birth weight infants

Abstract We sought to determine whether there are sex-based differences in the requirements for calories or protein for optimal growth during the transition phase (TP) when an extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infant, defined as a preterm infant with a birth weight of < 1000 g, is progressing fro...

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Main Authors: Pradeep Alur, Renjithkumar Kalikkot Thekkeveedu, Madaleine Meeks, Kyle C. Hart, Jagdish Desai, Marla Johnson, Sara Marie Presley, Naveed Hussain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-04-01
Series:Biology of Sex Differences
Subjects:
Transition phase
ELBW infants
Parenteral nutrition
Sex difference in growth
Calories
Protein
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13293-020-00295-7

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