Short stature and food habits as determining factors for the low productivity of sugarcane labourers in the State of Alagoas, north-eastern Brazil

Undernutrition, especially in the prenatal period and/ or until 5 years of age, can cause stunting. Adults with short stature resultant from this process show a series of functional deficits, amongst which is a reduced capacity to do physical work. The aim of this investigation was to evaluate the d...

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Main Authors: Telma T Florêncio, Haroldo S Ferreira, Jairo C Cavalcante, Monica L de Assunção, Ana Lydia Sawaya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedad Latinoamericana de Nutrición
Series:Archivos Latinoamericanos de Nutrición
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.ve/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-06222008000100005&lng=en&tlng=en