9280 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: National Health And Medical Research Council, Joule, Breastfeeding

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The rst year of life of an infant is a time of rapid growth and development. A healthy infant"s weight doubles by 5 months of age and triples by 1 year. If we look at girls weight and length change in 24 months, the baby grows more in length than in weight. The infants require around 1800-2000 kj per day compared to 8700 for adults which is around 420-450 kj per kg or 170 kj per kg for adults. Infants get the breast milk which is full of nutrients like 39% of carbs, 55% fat and 6% protein which if we compare with the recommended amounts for adults, is not exactly that but not too far : This guideline promotes breast feeding as it protects the child against infections, chronic diseases, contributes to improves cognitive development and reduces the risk of atopic diseases (ezcema).

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