ABSTRACT

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.

chapter Chapter 2|8 pages

Controversies in Childhood Nutrition

chapter Chapter 7|8 pages

Iron Deficiency

chapter Chapter 8|9 pages

Food Allergy and Atopic Disease

chapter Chapter 10|18 pages

The Pathophysiology of Childhood Obesity

chapter Chapter 12|29 pages

Diarrhea and Malnutrition

chapter Chapter 13|5 pages

Nutritional Complications of HIV Infection

chapter Chapter 14|15 pages

Nutrition and Growth

chapter Chapter 16|14 pages

Home Parenteral Nutrition*