Growth and Vitamin : Role of Vitamin A,D,B6 Pyridoxine on Growth

4th Pediatric Infectious Diseases Conference

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Nutrition in Children

Micronutrients Articles

Role of Micronutrient in Diet of Preschooler

NUTRITION IN CHILDREN

Micronutrients in Children

Role of Micronutrients in Diet of Preschooler

Micronutrient Status of Children in India

Micronutrient Supplementation and it's Effect on Children

Micronutrients Vitamin B complex

Micronutrients Vitamin C and Vitamin D

Calcium and phosphorus in diet

Vitamin D insufficiency and deficiency in children

Community Level Micronutrient Deficiency in Preschoolers

Micronutrients: Vitamin A, E and K

Immunity and Growth of Children

Nutrition For Healthy Growth and Immunity

Nutrition and Brain Development

Nutrition and Infections

Dietary Inadequacy in First Three Years of Life

Feeding guidelines for infants and young children in India

Prebiotics for Children

Prebiotics & Probiotics And Gut Health in Children

Prebiotics and Probiotics for Healthy Children

Role of probiotics in children

Role of prebiotics in children

Prebiotics and probiotic combinations in children

DHA in children

DHA Need and Importance During Growing Period

Malnutrition in children

Problems of Malnutrition in India among Children

Adult Onset Diseases and Malnutrition

Nutrition In Indian Urban Children

Malnutrition Among Preschoolers

Nutrition Growth Charts

Length/Height for age

Subscapular skin fold thickness

Triceps skin fold thickness

ROLE OF MICRONUTRIENTS IN THE DIET OF A PRESCHOOLER FOR HEALTHY HEIGHT AND WEIGHT

Role of Micronutrients in Diet of Preschooler

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Micronutrients Introduction

Minerals and Trace Elements

Role of Vitamin A on growth

Vitamin A deficiency can lead to night blindness. Associations between linear growth retardation and vitamin A deficiency have been found in some, but not all studies. Age-specific paired comparisons have shown lower height-for-age, weight-for-height, mid-arm circumference and triceps skin fold in children under 3 years of age with vitamin A deficiency as compared to controls.⁽⁴⁾ However, in infants less than 12 months of age, supplementation of vitamin A has no effect on growth and other factors may be important for growth in this age group⁽⁵⁾ while linear growth improvement is seen in children from 12-24 months⁽⁶⁾ Also high morbidity and mortality rates due to infectious diseases are associated with clinical and subclinical vitamin A deficiency.⁽⁷⁾

Role of vitamin D on growth

Vitamin D is a fat soluble vitamin that is synthesized in the skin and also absorbed from food. Factors affecting skin vitamin D production include darker skin (vitamin D production decreases with increased skin melanin), season (decreases in autumn & winter) and latitude. (Vitamin production is less in people staying above 40o N latitude or below 40o S latitude).⁽⁷⁾ Vitamin D deficiency also occurs due to dietary deficiency. Clinically vitamin D deficiency causes rickets which leads to suboptimal linear growth and bone mineralization and bony deformities.⁽³⁾

Role of Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine) on growth

Vitamin B6 functions as a coenzyme in the metabolism of protein, carbohydrate and fat. Vitamin B6 deficiency leads to dermatitis, microcytic anemia, seizures, depression and confusion. In infants vitamin B6 deficiency appears to adversely affect growth.⁽³⁾ In a study by Heiskanen et al, it was found that infants with low pyridoxine levels experience slower length velocities.⁽⁸⁾

Other vitamin B deficiencies are commonly associated with PEM and include thiamine deficiency (resulting in beri beri), nicotinic acid deficiency (resulting in pellagra) and riboflavin deficiency (resulting in cheilosis and anemia). Growth affection is usually due to associated severe protein calorie malnutrition. Vitamin B12 and folic acid deficiency result in megaloblastic anemia. Vitamin C deficiency leads to scurvy and vitamin K deficiency leads to hemorrhages. Vitamin E deficiency occurs in children with fat malabsorption and leads to demyelination of spinocerebellar tracts.

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