This paper provides an overview of the current knowledge relating to the nutritional requirements and corresponding recommended nutrient intake values of children and adolescents for micronutrients and specificities related to these requirements in the course of childhood and adolescence in Europe. Aspects that can influence micronutrient requirements, such as physiological requirements and bioavailability of the nutrients in the organism, are discussed. The methodology used to obtain the data and also the main knowledge gaps regarding these concepts are emphasized. Methodological critical points in achieving the data and physiological aspects of children and adolescents are important in order to standardize the reference values for micronutrients among Europe for these stages of life.

Physiological and public health basis for assessing micronutrient requirements in children and adolescents. The EURRECA network / I. Iglesia, E. L. Doets, S. Bel-Serrat, B. Román, M. Hermoso, L. P. Quintana, M. d. R. García-Luzardo, B. Santana-Salguero, Y. García-Santos, V. Vucic, L. F. Andersen, C. Pérez-Rodrigo, J. Aranceta, A. Cavelaars, T. Decsi, L. Serra-Majem, M. Gurinovic, I. Cetin, B. Koletzko, L. A. Moreno. - In: MATERNAL AND CHILD NUTRITION. - ISSN 1740-8695. - 6:suppl. 2(2010 Oct), pp. 84-89.

Physiological and public health basis for assessing micronutrient requirements in children and adolescents. The EURRECA network

I. Cetin;
2010

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This paper provides an overview of the current knowledge relating to the nutritional requirements and corresponding recommended nutrient intake values of children and adolescents for micronutrients and specificities related to these requirements in the course of childhood and adolescence in Europe. Aspects that can influence micronutrient requirements, such as physiological requirements and bioavailability of the nutrients in the organism, are discussed. The methodology used to obtain the data and also the main knowledge gaps regarding these concepts are emphasized. Methodological critical points in achieving the data and physiological aspects of children and adolescents are important in order to standardize the reference values for micronutrients among Europe for these stages of life.
reference values; sex characteristics ; humans ; evidence-based practice ; nutrition policy ; child ; adolescent development ; health promotion ; child, preschool ; infant ; nutritional requirements ; European Union ; child development ; micronutrients ; adolescent ; male ; female
Settore MED/40 - Ginecologia e Ostetricia
Settore MED/38 - Pediatria Generale e Specialistica
ott-2010
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