Abstract:Background: Adequate nutrition during childhood is essential to promote child growth and development.
Objective: The study evaluated the relationship of habitual nutrient intake and protein adequacy to the prevalence of child malnutrition.
Methods: Data were derived from a nationally representative sample of children aged 6–12 years. Two nonconsecutive day 24-h dietary recalls (24hR) were collected to estimate the individual food intake. PC-SIDE version 1.0 software (Software for Intake Distributio… Show more
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