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4. Summary
Pages 29-30

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... General recommendations for the nutritional management of diarrhea, discussed in more detail in Chapter 2, are summarized in the following paragraphs. The subcommittee also recognizes that gaps in knowledge still limit understanding of the biologic effects of diarrhea and hinder development of specific protocols for its nutritional management.
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... must continue after diarrhea ceases. During recovery, an intake of at least 125% of normal should be attempted with nutrient-dense foods; it should continue at least until the child reaches preillness weight and ideally until the child achieves normal nutritional status, as measured by expected weight for height or weight for length.
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  • biologic effects
  • extra food
  • nutritional consequences
  • preillness weight

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  • limit understanding
  • usual intake
  • identifying children

  • physiologically sound
  • normal nutritional
  • reaches preillness
  • dietary management
  • specific protocols

  • achieves normal
  • hinder development
  • expected weight
  • appropriate dietary
  • deficits persist

  • nutrient deficits
  • teaching appropriate
  • child achieves
  • feeding extra
  • diarrhea ceases

  • nutritional management
  • continued feeding
  • educational programs
  • nutrient requirements
  • gaps identified


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