Childhood Nutrition

by Fima Lifshitz

Overview

An invaluable resource, Childhood Nutrition provides accurate facts on current concepts in pediatric nutrition, including theories of nutrition in the pathophysiology of disease and in developing nutritional healthcare plans. Written by an outstanding group of specialists, each chapter is thoroughly researched and referenced.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781000141139
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	08/11/2020
Series:	Modern Nutrition
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	304
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Fima Lifshitz (Author)

Table of Contents

Historical Overview and Future Perspectives on Pediatric Nutrition. Controversies in Childhood Nutrition. Cholesterol Screening and Dietary Intervention for Prevention of Adult Onset Cardiovascular Disease. A Clinician's Approach to Initiating Breastfeeding. Optimal Nutrition in Low Birth Weight Infants. Infant Nutrition: The First Two Years. Iron Deficiency. Food Allergy and Atopic Disease. Nutrition Therapy of Inborn Errors of Metabolism. The Pathophysiology of Childhood Obesity. Nutrition for Special Needs-In Pediatric Gastrointestinal Disease. Diarrhea and Malnutrition. Nutritional Complications of HIV Infection. Nutrition and Growth. Trace Elements in Parenteral Nutrition. Home Parenteral Nutrition. Prenatal and Genetic Magnesium Deficiency in Cardiomyopathy: Possible Vitamin and Trace Mineral Interactions. Nonnutritive Dietary Supplements in Pediatrics. The Ecology of Poverty, Undernutrition, and Learning Failure. Nutrition Education in Medical Schools and Residency Training. Index.

Editorial Reviews

"I found this book to contain interesting, credible scientific information…a good reference for dietetics professionals, nutrition students, physicians, and others interested in pediatric nutrition."
-Mary Sue Bradley, J. Am. Diet. Assoc., 96(4), April 1996

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