Associations of early nutrition with growth and body composition in very preterm infants: a prospective cohort study.

Junyan Han Lan Zhang Shujuan Li Yi Zhang Yuan Jiang Xiaotian Chen Yin Wang Yalan Dou Ping Dong Yujing Lv Yun Cao Wei-Li Yan

Published in: European journal of clinical nutrition (2021)

Macronutrient intakes during the first month of life have impacts on growth and body composition before 6 months of age. Higher daily protein intake is associated with a better growth and healthier body composition for VPT/VLBW infants.

Keyphrases

body composition
resistance training
bone mineral density
preterm infants
physical activity
low birth weight
small molecule
body mass index
high intensity