儿童生长发育受着遗传的控制和环境的影响,营养是环境影响的重要因素。儿童营养的研究可以调查儿童的膳食,但更直接的和有实用价值的方法是营养状况评价。目前儿童营养状况测定指标通常采用年龄标准体重(age for weight)、体重指数(relative weight index)和皮折厚度(Skinfold thickness)等方法,但技术上都有一定局限性,最近世界卫生组织推荐身高体重(height for weighf)作为营养状 Children’s growth and development are affected by genetic controls and the environment, and nutrition is an important factor in environmental impacts. Children’s nutrition research can investigate children’s diets, but a more direct and practical approach is the assessment of nutritional status. At present, the indicators of children’s nutritional status usually adopt the methods such as age for weight, relative weight index and skinfold thickness, but there are some limitations in technology. Recently, the World Health Organization recommends the height Height for weighf as a nutrient