TABLE 10-1.

CALORIC REQUIREMENTS OF LOW-BIRTH-WEIGHT INFANTS

	REQUIREMENTS (kcal/kg/day)
Resting∗	50 to 75
Specific dynamic action	5% to 8% of total intake
Stool losses	10% of total intake
Growth	25 to 45
Total†	85 to 142

^∗Estimate includes caloric expenditure for maintenance of basal metabolism plus activity and response to cold stress.

^†Includes sum of resting and growth requirements for specific dynamic action and replacement of stool losses plus an increment of 15% to 18%.