[HTML][HTML] Growth retardation is associated with changes in the stress response system and behavior in school-aged Jamaican children
LC Fernald, SM Grantham-McGregor - The Journal of nutrition, 2002 - Elsevier
In the developing world, 39% of children< 5 y old are short for their age (stunted, defined as
height-for-age less than− 2 SD of National Center for Health Statistics references), and many
have poor levels of mental development along with behavioral problems. We showed
previously that 8-to 10-y-old children from a longitudinal cohort who experienced early
childhood stunting had altered hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical (HPA) and sympathetic-
adrenomedullary (SAM) system activity. We repeated the study with 31 newly recruited …
height-for-age less than− 2 SD of National Center for Health Statistics references), and many
have poor levels of mental development along with behavioral problems. We showed
previously that 8-to 10-y-old children from a longitudinal cohort who experienced early
childhood stunting had altered hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical (HPA) and sympathetic-
adrenomedullary (SAM) system activity. We repeated the study with 31 newly recruited …