Pediatric nutrition surveillance

B Polhamus; K Dalenius; D Thompson; K Scanlon; E Borland; B Smith; L Grummer-Strawn

Pediatric nutrition surveillance

Nutr Clin Care. 2003 Oct-Dec;6(3):132-4.

Authors

B Polhamus¹, K Dalenius, D Thompson, K Scanlon, E Borland, B Smith, L Grummer-Strawn

Affiliation

¹ Maternal and Child Nutrition Branch, Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341-3717, USA.

PMID: 14982041

Abstract

This article illustrates trends observed in recent data from the Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance System (PedNSS) and provides recommendations for nutrition intervention, nutrition monitoring, health advances as well as health concerns in the PedNSS population.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / epidemiology
Child
Child Nutrition Disorders / epidemiology*
Child, Preschool
Female
Growth Disorders / epidemiology*
Humans
Infant
Male
Nutritional Status
Obesity / epidemiology
Pediatrics*
Population Surveillance*
Poverty
Prevalence
United States / epidemiology