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Nutrition in childhood

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Low-birth weight infantsLow-birth weight infants " Birth weight < 2500g - Western countries 7% - Developing world 40% " Upper and lower respiratory infections 3 times more frequent " Decreased levels of maternal IgG (placenta) " Thymic atrophy and impaired cellular immunity " Reduced thymopoetin levels " Decreased number of T-lymphocytes " Persists for several months or …

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