NFS 143 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Stratus Cloud, Infant Formula

• School: University of Vermont
• Department: Nutrition and Food Sciences
• Course: NFS 143
• Professor: Farryl Mac Kenna Bertmann

Document Summary

Adequate growth in infancy: development of growth charts. The nutritional stratus: plotting height and weight on growth charts. Most important influences on growth potential: economic, nutritional, environmental. Infantile colic: uncontrolled crying or fussing in an otherwise healthy and well-nourished infant. Encourage her to reduce the dairy and coffee in her diet. E(cid:374)(cid:272)ourage her to stop eati(cid:374)g foods that she did(cid:374)"t eat duri(cid:374)g her preg(cid:374)a(cid:374)(cid:272)y. Reassure the mom that it will resolve itself, be patient. Typi(cid:272)ally, if the (cid:373)o(cid:373) is (cid:271)reastfeedi(cid:374)g, you do(cid:374)"t really (cid:374)eed to worry a(cid:271)out food safety.