Publisher's Synopsis
This volume reviews recent findings on protein metabolism during infancy and presents authoritative recommendations on optimal protein intake for infants. Close attention is given to the protein requirements of low-birthweight, very-low-birthweight, and small-for-gestational-age infants and to the essential amino acid requirements of infants with inborn errors of metabolism.;The protein needs of healthy full-term infants, both during the first four months and during weaning, are also examined. Other chapters focus on the quality of protein in human milk and in formulas; the digestibility and absorption of protein in infants; the role of essential and nonessential amino acids in neonatal nutrition; the significance of nucleic: acids, nucleotides, and related compounds; and the role of tumour necrosis factor in protein metabolism.
