Lachance P A
Department of Food Science, Rutgers University, NJ, USA.
Asia Pac J Clin Nutr. 1995 Nov;4 Suppl 1:7-12.
Sufficient scientific evidence has accumulated in our understanding of the impact of the quality of the diet during growth and development to suggest changes in the RDAs. We now recognize that: the quality of the prenatal diet has dramatic impact on growth and development in utero, on birth weight, and on infant mortality and on morbidity during childhood; the diet of the infant, especially during the first three years, has profound effects on the intellectual and physical (work capacity) performance potential during adolescence, and affords a decrease in the probability of morbidity and mortality; the quality of the diet during growth and development throughout adolescence has a life-long potential in the thwarting of chronic degenerative diseases. The implication is a decrease in health care costs and an increase in productivity. Certain limiting nutrient RDAs will need to be updated accordingly.
在我们对生长发育期间饮食质量的影响的理解方面，已经积累了足够的科学证据，表明需要对推荐膳食营养素供给量（RDAs）进行调整。我们现在认识到：产前饮食质量对子宫内的生长发育、出生体重、婴儿死亡率以及儿童期发病率具有显著影响；婴儿的饮食，尤其是在头三年，对青少年时期的智力和身体（工作能力）表现潜力具有深远影响，并能降低发病和死亡的概率；整个青春期生长发育期间的饮食质量对预防慢性退行性疾病具有终身潜在作用。这意味着医疗保健成本的降低和生产力的提高。某些限制性营养素的推荐膳食营养素供给量需要相应更新。
