Milk Consumption Correlates with Body Height in Children

Tirtasaputra, Evan; Puspasari, Grace; Lucretia, Teresa

doi:10.28932/jmh.v2i3.1232

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“…Likewise, we know that the Canaries were, together with the population of the Basque Country, the tallest populations in Spain, where the consumption of meat and especially milk was decisive at the beginning of the 20th century [ 82 ]. An abundant body of literature shows that the consumption of animal proteins, mainly milk and meat, determines the nutritional status in the two critical stages of child growth: childhood and adolescence [ 83 , 84 ]. Milk is a complete and well-balanced source of the nutrients and energy necessary to ensure child growth and development [ 85 ].…”

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Biological Well-Being and Inequality in Canary Islands: Lanzarote (Cohorts 1886–1982)

Candela-Martínez

Martínez-Carrión

Cervantes

2021

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Developments in anthropometric history in the Iberian Peninsula have been remarkable in recent decades. In contrast, we barely know about the behavior of insular population groups and infants’ and adults’ growth during the nutritional transition in the Canary Islands. This paper analyzes the height, weight and body mass index of military recruits (conscripts) in a rural municipality from the eastern Canaries during the economic modernization process throughout the 20th century. The case study (municipality of San Bartolomé (SB) in Lanzarote, the island closest to the African continent) uses anthropometric data of military recruits from 1907–2001 (cohorts from 1886 to 1982). The final sample is composed of 1921 recruits’ records that were measured and weighed at the ages of 19–21 years old when adolescent growth had finished. The long-term anthropometric study is carried out using two approaches: a malnutrition and growth retardation approach and an inequality perspective. In the first one, we use the methodology recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) that is based on z-scores. In the second one, we implement several inequality dimensions such as the coefficient of variation (CV), percentiles and an analysis for height and BMI evolution by five socioeconomic categories. The data suggest that improvements in biological well-being were due to advances in nutrition since the 1960s. They show that infant nutrition is sensitively associated with economic growth and demographic and epidemiological changes.

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Biological Well-Being and Inequality in Canary Islands: Lanzarote (Cohorts 1886–1982)

Candela-Martínez

Martínez-Carrión

Cervantes

2021

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Biological Well-Being and Inequality in Canary Islands: Lanzarote (Cohorts 1886–1982)

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The Benefits of Midmorning Snack to Combat Stunting: A Longitudinal Panel Study in the Riau Province of Indonesia

Hayati

Hardinsyah

2022

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Aim: The aim of this research was to help stunted adolescents improve their nutritional status. Background: Stunting is a leading global nutritional problem, especially in developing countries such as Indonesia. This was a longitudinal panel study in the SMP Negeri 3 Pekanbaru Riau Province Junior High School, Indonesia. Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the impact of calcium and phosphorus supplementation via additional midmorning snacks for adolescents with stunting conditions. Methods: We included 36 participants, aged 12–15 years with a height-for-age Z-score of <-2 Standard Deviation. They underwent a one-month nutritional intervention during which selected snacks and high-calcium milk were given for midmorning snacks. The midmorning snack menu was daily varied and included gado-gado (rice, boiled egg, potato, tempeh, tofu, long beans, cabbage & peanut sauce), fried vermicelli (vermicelli, omelet, cucumber & prawn crackers), batagor (tofu, cassava flour crackers, boiled egg & peanut sauce), lontong medan (rice, boiled egg, vermicelli, french fries, fried anchovy, green bean & carrots curry), sandwich (plain toast, omelet, cucumber, lettuce, tomato & chili sauce), chicken porridge (rice porridge, fried bread, shredded chicken & chicken broth), and fried rice teri (rice, anchovy, prawn crackers, cucumber, chili sauce & soy sauce). The total amount of energy of the meals and milk was 541.8 kcal (30% of RDA-Recommended Dietary Allowance), 25 g of protein (50% of RDA), 90 g of carbohydrate (30% of RDA), and 600 mg of calcium (35% of RDA). Meal and milk administration lasted 34 days in total. Data analysis and food intake consumption were conducted using the Pearson Product moments test. Results: The participants’ mean height-for-age Z-score before and after the nutritional intervention was -2.5 ± 0.4 (-3.2 — -2.0) and -2.3 ± 0.4 (-3.2 — -1.2), respectively. After the intervention, the rate of stunting was reduced up to 19.4%; the rate of calcium intake before the nutritional intervention was 50% below the recommended dietary allowance—27.3 ± 27.8 (3.3:100.0) %; the rate of phosphorus intake among the participants was sufficient. The rate of calcium intake after the nutritional intervention was 59.1 ± 19.0 (15.5 —100.0) % due to which the nutritional quality of food before the intervention was still lacking, namely 52.7 ± 15.5 (28.4 — 86.3) after the nutrition intervention increased to 84.8 ± 20.3 (30.9 — 100.0); (r value = 0.43; p value = 0.01). Conclusion: The nutritional intervention increased calcium intake. The outcome of the nutritional intervention led to the improvement of nutritional status from stunting to the normal category. Other: The midmorning snack that is given to teenagers is a snack meal available in the school canteen that they can buy with pocket money. It is necessary to create awareness about the importance of consuming high calcium midmorning snacks to teenagers. The activity of consuming high-calcium midmorning snacks by adolescents can be continued independently. So far, teenagers do not use pocket money to buy midmorning snacks that are high in calcium, but they buy other types of snacks that are low in calcium, consisting of pastel, noodles, tofu, fritters, pao, tempeh, rice cake, and eclairs. So far, no nutritional intervention has significantly increased the nutritional status of stunted children to normal levels; however, this type of intervention may become a viable option in the future.

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Milk Consumption Correlates with Body Height in Children

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Biological Well-Being and Inequality in Canary Islands: Lanzarote (Cohorts 1886–1982)

Biological Well-Being and Inequality in Canary Islands: Lanzarote (Cohorts 1886–1982)

Biological Well-Being and Inequality in Canary Islands: Lanzarote (Cohorts 1886–1982)

The Benefits of Midmorning Snack to Combat Stunting: A Longitudinal Panel Study in the Riau Province of Indonesia

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