PediatricNutritionHandbook

Coveringhownutrientsinfluenceanddirectgrowthanddevelopment,aswellasimmediateandlong-termhealth,frombirththroughadolescence,thismanualreflectsthepoliciesandpracticesrecommendedbytheAmericanAcademyofPediatrics,CommitteeonNutrition.;Thenewsixtheditionofthiscomprehensivemanualonpediatricnutritionhasbeenexpandedconsiderablytoreflectnewscientificinsights.Coveringhownutrientsinfluenceanddirectgrowthanddevelopment,aswellasimmediateandlong-termhealth,frombirththroughadolescence,thisisavaluabledeskreference.Thisevidence-basedmanualreflectsthecurrentpoliciesandpracticesrecommendedbytheAmericanAcademyofPediatrics,CommitteeonNutrition.Thechapterscover:Culturalconsiderationsinfeedingchildren;Nutritionalsupportforchildrenwhoareneurologicallyimpaired;Anorexianervosaandbulimianervosa;Nutritionforchildrenwithsicklecelldisease;Nutritionalmanagementofchildrenwithrenaldisease;Gastrointestinaldiseaseandcardiacdisease;and,Nutritionincysticfibrosis;Foodsafety:pesticides,industrialchemicals,toxins,foodadditives,andmore.Itincludesgreatlyexpandedappendicesofmorethan50tablesincludingdietaryallowances,energyrequirements,compositionofhumanmilkandinfantformulas,foodexchanges,andmore.Italsoincludesmorethan20growthchartsincludingchartsforverylow,andlowbirthweightinfants,full-terminfants,childrenandadolescents;anddownsyndromegrowthcharts.