Infant, Child and Adolescent Nutrition

Infant, Child and Adolescent Nutrition by Judy More

This evidence-based, practical guide provides an introduction to the theory behind child nutrition with practical advice on how to put that theory into practice, including case studies, key points, and activities to help readers learn. Divided into three sections, the chapters cover prenatal nutrition and nutrition throughout childhood from preterm babies to adolescents up to the age of 18. Section 1: Introduction to the growth, nutrients, and food groups. Section 2: Providing a balanced eating pattern for each age group, chapters include expected growth patterns, development affecting eating and drinking skills, as well as common problems such as reflux in babies, fussy eaters in the toddler years, and eating disorders and pregnancy in the teenage years. Section 3: Common problems/disorders that can occur at any stage throughout childhood such as obesity, diabetes, and food intolerances. Chapters will also cover nutritional support in the community, reflecting the increasing numbers of chronically sick children who are now managed in the primary care setting. This book is essential reading for nutrition and dietetics students, as well as student children's nurses and health and social care students. It will also be a useful reference for those responsible for the nutritional health of children in primary care and community settings (including nurses, midwives, health visitors, GPs, social workers, nursery nurses, early years workers, and school nurses).

"The book is clearly written, the text concise, with many tables and illustrationsIt is divided into 7 sections: nutritional requirements, assessment of growth and nutrition, intake chapters by age groups, chronic diseases and obesity. At the end is a very complete index. Very useful; Recommended.
—Professor Zvi Laron, Pediatric Endocrinology Reviews, Vol. 10, No. 4, July 2013

Judy More BSc RD RNutr. Freelance Paediatric Dietitian; Director, child-nutrition.co.uk

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ISBN 13	9781444111859
ISBN 10	144411185X
Title	Infant, Child and Adolescent Nutrition
Author	Judy More
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published	2013-01-22
Number of pages	263
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