Energy and protein requirements : report of a Joint FAO/WHO/UNU Expert Consultation, held in Rome from 5 to 17 October 1981
206 Pages: tables; 20 cm. - (World Health Organization technical report series ; no. 724 ) Content notes : 1. Introduction -- 2. energy and protein requirements - some unifying concepts -- 3. Considerations common to the estimation of energy and protein requirements -- 4. Principles for the estimation of energy requirements -- 5. Principles of estimating protein requirements -- 6. Estimates of energy and protein requirements of adults and children -- 7. Factors affecting energy and protein requirements -- 8. Summary of requirements for energy and protein -- 9. Energy and protein requirements foe catch-up growth and the influence of infections on requirements -- 10. The protein-energy ratio as a measure of dietary quality -- 11. Some principles and issues in the application of requirements estimates -- 12. Future research -- 13. Conclusions -- Annexes Nutritional Requirements