Pediatric Nutrition Handbook

by American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), Ronald Kleinmad

All the latest and best in nutrition supportin one place for quick and easy access! Prepared by the AAP Committee on Nutrition with contributions from more than 70 experienced practitioners, this superb ready-reference puts today’s most current nutrition-related information at your fingertipsthe latest evidence-based guidelines on feeding healthy infants and children; all-new chapters on nutrition support of patients with liver disease and inflammatory bowel disease; recent advances and developments on breastfeeding, fast foods, vegetarian diets, newborn diarrhea, food labeling, preterm infant nutrition needs, and chronic obesity; the newest food guide pyramidsnow called MyPyramid; newly developed growth standards from the World Health Organization for healthy breastfed infants and young children; and more than 20 growth charts for very low and low birth weights, full-term infants, children, and adolescents.

Genres: Pediatrics

Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

About the author

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is the largest professional association of pediatricians in the United States. It is headquartered in Itasca, Illinois, and maintains an office in Washington, D.C. The AAP has published hundreds of policy statements, ranging from advocacy issues to practice recommendations.

Reviews

[Kristie]

Today I took Jackson for his (belated) 18-month checkup and I discussed our new vegan diet with his doctor. Thankfully he seemed to notice that I'd done my homework and had appropriate questions. He said that since I've been reading so much on the subject that he'd loan me this book. It has a TON of nutrition information for children of all ages, from birth on. I'm only reading that parts that apply to my kids, but I find it fascinating so far. And I can't believe I'm reading a medical professionals book. Go me.

[CEHD at the U of M]

Michael K. Georgieff, contributor.