Developmental origins of health and disease: a new approach for the identification of adults who suffered undernutrition in early life.

Background: Undernutrition in early life (UELife) is a condition associated with greater occurrence of chronic diseases in adulthood. Some studies on this relationship have used short stature as indicator of UELife. However, other non-nutritional factors can also determine short stature.

Effect of breastfeeding on head circumference of children from impoverished communities.

Objective: This study investigated the effect of exclusive breastfeeding on head circumference (HC) among children living in impoverished communities.

Subjects And Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among children 12-60 months old from the 39 quilombos located in the State of Alagoas, Brazil. HC deficit was defined by a z-score of less than -2 from the median (based on the 2006 World Health Organization growth standards).

[Nutrition and health in children from former slave communities (quilombos) in the state of Alagoas, Brazil].

Objective: To describe the nutrition and health status of children aged 6 to 59 months from 39 former slave communities in the state of Alagoas.

Methods: Data on anthropometric, demographic, socioeconomic, and health variables were collected for this cross-sectional study. Deficits in weight-for-age (WFA), weight-for-height (WFH), and height-for-age (HFA) were defined as a Z score < -2.