Abstract
The total calorie intake of each of 23 institutionalized children with Down's syndrome was measured for 14 days. Children with this condition are typically short for their age; the heights of 20 of the subjects in this study were in the 0 to third percentile. None of these short but well-nourished children consumed the number of calories recommended by the national Research Council (NRC) for their age group, but they did consume a normal number of calories per unit of body weight, height, and surface area. Calorie allowances of these children are estimated most effectively in terms of body height. The total calorie intake of each of 23 institutionalized children with Down's syndrome was measured for 14 days. Children with this condition are typically short for their age; the heights of 20 of the subjects in this study were in the 0 to third percentile. None of these short but well-nourished children consumed the number of calories recommended by the national Research Council (NRC) for their age group, but they did consume a normal number of calories per unit of body weight, height, and surface area. Calorie allowances of these children are estimated most effectively in terms of body height.
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