Publisher's Synopsis
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 fingertips. All the latest and best in nutrition support - in one place for quick and easy access. The 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; chronic obesity; and more. The newest food guide pyramids - now called MyPyramid, Newly developed growth standards from the World Health Organization for healthy breastfed infants and young children, More than 20 growth charts for very low and low birth weights; full-term infants, children, and adolescents, More than 50 tables including dietary allowances, energy requirements, and more, ""Pediatric Nutrition Handbook is an excellent desktop reference for all childhood nutrition concerns...making it a valuable resource in both clinical and community settings."" Review of 5th edition, Today's Dietitian.
