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A Reshef

Publications and source records attributed to A Reshef.

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PubMed1984

Auditory perception in early lateralized brain damage.

In a study of hemispheric dominance for the perception of speech the performance of 28 young children with congenital or infantile hemiplegia was compared with that of their normal peers and recently brain damage nonaphasic adults. Our results confirm Goodglass's findings that in children with early left hemisphere damage the transfer of dominance for speech processing is completed in childhood, and they show that this process of hemispheric transfer can be completed by 3 years of age. Comparison with results on adults with CVA provides additional evidence that in early lateralized brain cognitive functions normally dominant in one cerebral hemisphere are developed in the alternative hemisphere in a way that apparently does not happen later in life.

Adult↗
PubMed1981

Anemia of pregnancy: evaluation of the effectiveness of routine dietary supplementation program in an Israeli community.

Of 514 Israeli women 4-5 months pregnant, 200 who were non-anemic (Hb 11 gm/100 ml or higher) took a daily supplement of ferrous sulfate (100 mg elemental iron). The 160 who remained on this regimen showed, as a group significantly less reduction in hemoglobin levels than 180 non-anemic women who did not wish to take the supplement. Forty of the 200 women either dropped out or were shifted to other treatment regimens because they developed anemia after the fifth month.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1979

Food intake and growth of children between 30 and 48 months of age in Jerusalem.

The food intake and body size of a sample of children from a western neighborhood of Jerusalem were determined at 30, 36, and 48 months of age. The mean caloric intake was below the 100% of the Recommended dietary allowance (RDA). The percentage of children receiving less than 100% of the RDA increased slightly with age. Less than 20% of the children had intakes below 60% of the RDA. The mean protein intake was 200% of the RDA. Iron intake met the World Health Organization recommendations. The heme component of the iron intake decreased with age. The mean protein and caloric intake increased as the mother's educational level increased. The weight and height distribution of this population does not differ significantly from the US reference population. At 48 months of age, the children are heavy for their height. Some difficulties of dietary intake studies and the association between food intake and growth are discussed.

Child Development↗
PubMed1978

Attained growth status of selected groups of Israeli children.

Analyses of available growth data from different groups of Israeli children revealed wide differences in attained growth in groups of children whose parents immigrated from different countries. By means of analyses of variance, it was shown that these differences in growth are most likely due to differences in the socioeconomic level of the family, rather than being related to parental country of origin. The data also suggest that nutrition problems among Israeli children, although not very severe, reflect a moderate degree of maldistribution of available food resources in different socioeconomic and cultural subgroups. The data also support the applicability and usefulness of a reference population data base drawn from children in the United States, in evaluating the attained growth status of children in different population groups.

Child↗
PubMed1978

Vitamin C value of fruit mixture containing fresh orange juice.

A 70--80% decrease in the vitamin C (ascorbic acid) level was found in a mixture of fresh orange juice, apple, and banana prepared under aerobic conditions as compared with the level present in identical quantities of each individual ingredient. Since it was determined that this decrease was caused mainly by the presence of the banana, we suggest that the latter not be added to fresh orange juice which serves as an important source of vitamin C for infants.

Ascorbic Acid↗
PubMed1977

A semilongitudinal study of food intake, anemia rate and body measurements of 6 to 24-month-old children in a Jerusalem community.

Food intake of 120 infants at 6 and 12 months old and 110 toddlers at 18 and 24 months old in three neighborhoods in a Western part of Jerusalem was determined by the 24-hr recall technique. Mean caloric intake was below the recommended dietary allowance, protein intake was twice the recommended dietary allowance, iron intake was low, and a high rate of mild anemia was found. Anemia rate and severity were more pronounced in a poor neighborhood. The different rate of anemia in the three neighborhoods in partly explained by the differences in sources of iron. Food intake did not vary by social class or mother's education. Using the weight/height ratio 9 to 12% of the children were overweight and 3 to 7% were obese. The impact of Mother and Child Health clinics on feeding practice is emphasized.

Anemia↗
PubMed1977

Relationship between food intake and insulin response to oral glucose tolerance test in short lean children.

Based on diet questionnaires and food intake analysis, a study was made of the eating habits of 35 lean children and adolescents with constitutional familial short stature. The children were divided into four groups according to their plasma insulin response to an oral glucose tolerance test (normal or low) and to the season during which the test was given. No statistically significant differences in caloric intake were found. The overall total caloric intake in all groups was 166 to 190% of the recommended dietary allowances set by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences. It is concluded that the insulin response to the oral glucose tolerance test is not related to caloric intake.

Adolescent↗