title: Identification of risk factors for malnutrition: is there some evidence for predisposition?
abstract: Reviewed are reports on factors, identified by risk analysis, involved in the genesis of primary malnutrition in children. Data are compared with the sequence of factors in a flow diagram, based on the natural history of malnutrition, proposed 3 decades ago. Susceptibility to malnutrition is analyzed in light of observations related to inheritance, the ob gene and leptin.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Salud Pública, Facultad de Medicina, UNAM, Mexico City, Mexico.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Vega Franco
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000378:metabolism; D002648:Child; D004198:Disease Susceptibility; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007227:Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D020738:Leptin; D018811:Maternal Exposure; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000235:genetics; D011247:Pregnancy; D011506:Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D012307:Risk Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D015430:Weight Gain
chemical_list: D020738:Leptin; D011506:Proteins