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Optimal nutrition is necessary in maintaining good health which oftentimes is compromised by pediatric diseases. Optimal nutritional status can be considered more essential for the fetus, infant, child and adolescent than it is after growth has been completed. Evaluation of nutritional status at these vulnerable ages can provide valuable clinical assistance in the treatment of acute disease, assist in evaluating growth and development, and provide a possible basis for the prevention of chronic disease later in life. It is well known, for example, that various nutritional disorders act synergistically with infectious disease1,2 Therefore, correction of malnutrition may diminish the incidence and severity of several categories of infectious diseases. Evaluation of nutritional status will also provide very important information regarding the risk factors for chronic diseases such as coronary heart disease, hypertension, diabetes and cancer of the colon.
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Kafatos, A.G. (1981). How to Make a Nutritional Diagnosis. In: Barness, L.A., Coble, Y.D., MacDonald, D.I., Christakis, G. (eds) Nutrition and Medical Practice. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-6695-9_3
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