Clin Pediatr | Volume 2, Issue 1 | Review Article | Open Access

Growth Faltering: The New and the Old

Jayden McAlpine1, Diane Kearmy Nielsen1, Jacqueline Lee2 and Bodil MK Larsen1,2,3,4*

1Nutrition Services, Alberta Health Services, Canada
2Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Canada
3Department of Epidemiology, University of Alberta, Canada
4Department of Human Nutrition, Faculty of Agriculture, Life, and Environmental Sciences, University of Alberta, Canada

*Correspondance to: Bodil MK Larsen 

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Abstract

Growth faltering has an evolving history in terms of definition, methods of assessment, management, and long-term outcomes. This phenomenon was first known as “cease to thrive” in 1897, and has since been described as failure to thrive, growth faltering or weight faltering. Pediatric under-nutrition or malnutrition can be further described as non-organic, organic or both. This literature review discusses the latest work in the field of growth faltering, its evolving definition, categorization, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, outcomes and future directions. This review may prove useful to pediatric health care providers who need to identify and manage malnutrition. A literature search was conducted using PubMed, Medline, Scopus, Web of Science, and Academic Search Complete. Keywords included infant, pediatric, failure to thrive, growth faltering, and malnutrition.

Citation:

McAlpine J, Nielsen DK, Lee J, Larsen BMK. Growth Faltering: The New and the Old. Clin Pediatri. 2019; 2: 1012.

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