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14th Continued Nutrition Education Symposium 2019 4-5 Sept 2019 @ the Sanlam Auditorium, University of Pretoria
What's New
Meeting the nutritional needs of preterm infants
Preterm infants have distinct physiological characteristics compared to full-term infants
Apr 26, 2019
How to manage constipation in infants < 1 year
Breastfed babies have higher frequency of defecation and softer stools than bottle-fed babies
Apr 26, 2019
The changing nutritional needs of infants and the composition of breast milk
Breast milk is a dynamic solution which changes to match the evolving nutritional needs of developing babies. Lower protein intake in infancy may decrease the risk of being overweight or obese later in life.
Apr 26, 2019
Growth charts
Regular measurements of weight and length/height, and plotting on growth charts, including BMI, are important tools in monitoring the health and nutritional status of both children with diseases and healthy children.
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