Energy balance in lactating undernourished Indian women

An energy balance study was conducted in eight lactating poor-income Indian women from delivery to 6 months. Energy intake and expenditure were assessed for 7 days every month (30-37 days). Every month, basal metabolic rate (BMR) and milk ingested by infants was measured. An energy balance was compu...

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Published inEuropean journal of clinical nutrition Vol. 46; no. 5; p. 349
Main Authors Madhavapeddi, R, Rao, B S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.05.1992
Subjects
Activities of Daily Living
Basal Metabolism
Body Height
Body Weight
Energy Metabolism
Humans
India
Lactation - metabolism
Milk, Human - chemistry
Milk, Human - metabolism
Nutritional Requirements
Poverty
Protein-Energy Malnutrition - metabolism
Weight Loss
India
Measurement
Nutrition
Health
Low Income Population > women
Southern Asia
Breast Feeding
Socioeconomic Status
Biology
Research Methodology
Social Class
Socioeconomic Factors
India
Body Weight > changes
Economic Factors
Asia
Developing Countries
Infant Nutrition
Physiology
Metabolic Effects
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Summary:An energy balance study was conducted in eight lactating poor-income Indian women from delivery to 6 months. Energy intake and expenditure were assessed for 7 days every month (30-37 days). Every month, basal metabolic rate (BMR) and milk ingested by infants was measured. An energy balance was computed. As a group these women were in energy balance, indicated by small body weight changes with respect to time. However, only two of these women were in a positive energy balance. Women with higher body weight lost more weight. Estimated mean energy intake was higher than energy expenditure. BMR showed a slight but not significant fall during the second month of lactation and was not different from the BMR seen in 13 non-pregnant, non-lactating women matched for body weight from the staff of the Institute. The energy cost of lactation was 2.3 MJ (549 kcal), a figure that justifies the Recommended Dietary Allowance for energy recommended by FAO/WHO/UNU (1985) and ICMR (1989).
ISSN:0954-3007