Growth disparity of motherless children might be attributed to a deficient intake of high-quality nutrients

We hypothesized that single-parent children (SPC) are retarded in growth compared with both-parent children (BPC), and that motherless children (MC) are affected differently than fatherless children (FC). Moreover, the growth disparity between SPC and BPC might be attributed to a deficient nutrient intake. Data from 2967 children between the ages of 2 and 18 were extracted from four recent waves (2004, 2006, 2009, and 2011) of the China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS) in order to compare the growth status of SPC and BPC and to investigate the association between growth indicators and nutrition status.

Source: Nutrition Research - November 13, 2016 Category: Nutrition Authors: Hui Wang, Xu Tian, Shaowei Wu, Zhibin Hu Tags: Original Research Source Type: research