Insensible Weight Loss in Children under One Year of Age

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Abstract
A selected group of 12 breast‐fed infants were studied for insensible weight loss over the first year of life. The method used to determine the insensible weight loss was non‐invasive and based on a computerized weighing system. Findings indicate that the insensible weight loss in a one‐year‐old child reaches 36 % of the average insensible weight loss reached in adulthood (360 g/day). Furthermore, the insensible weight loss (g/h/kg) was constant at about 1.9 g per kilogram per hour over the first year of life. Insensible weight loss contains two components, insensible water loss (92 %) and metabolic losses (8 %).

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