Korean J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr.
2009 Nov;12(Suppl 1):S41-S45.
Nutritional Management of Failure to Thrive
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea. jhongpark@pusan.ac.kr
Abstract
- Optimal nutrition in infancy and early childhood is the success behind good health, growth, and development of children. Failure to thrive may be the end point of any combination of a nutritional disorder, poor growth, and psychosocial deprivation. Hospital admission is rarely necessary and may be counterproductive. Day attendance, for investigation and observation of child-parent interaction, may be more valuable. Nutritional supplementation, together with nutritional counseling, can improve food intake and growth in children with failure to thrive.
