Rate of weight gain in Infants and Under 5

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Terre des hommes Foundation

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23 Feb 2013, 05:47

I would like some good textbook/ journal references which talk about rate of weight gain in children in different age groups.

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1 Mar 2013, 09:12

Dear Charulatha,

WHO recently published standards of growth velocity, both for weight and length which may answer your question. Have a look at:

http://www.who.int/childgrowth/standards/en/

http://www.who.int/childgrowth/standards/w_velocity/en/index.html

http://www.who.int/childgrowth/standards/l_velocity/en/index.html

I hope this helps

André