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American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol 25, 766-772, Copyright © 1972 by The American Society for Clinical Nutrition, Inc.

Malnutrition and mental development

Fernando Mönckeberg M.D.1, Susana Tisler 1, Sonia Toro 1, Vivien Gattás 1, and Lucy Vega 1

1 From the Pediatric Research Laboratory, Universidad de Chile, Casilla 5370, Santiago 3, Chile

To determine if chronic, but not severe, undernutrition modifies behavior and mental capacity of preschool children, two groups of children from different socioeconomic backgrounds and nutritional status were studied. A high incidence of retardation in psychomotor development was observed in the group from the lower socioeconomic level. The degree of retardation was directly related to the amount of animal protein consumed and also to the retardation of physical and cranial growth. The results, although they do not allow the formulation of definite conclusions, suggest that chronic undernutrition in the child acts in a negative way upon mental and psychomotor maturation.






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