This is an essential book for the library at colleges and universities as well as any dietetic department. It is also of help to those undertaking paediatric research or dealing with products for infants and children. It consists of four parts. All sections have been written by experts in the field.
Part 1 – Principles of paediatric dietetics
Which covers:
nutritional assessment and
dietary requirements and food supplements.
Part 2 – Nutrition support and intensive care
Which includes:
enteral and parenteral nutrition and
nutrition in critically ill children.
Part 3 – Clinical dietetics
Which includes:
gastroenterology;
the liver and pancreas;
Diabetes mellitus;
Cystic Fibrosis;
the kidney;
the cardiothoracic system;
food hypersensitivity;
HIV and AIDS;
disorders of amino acid metabolism;
phenylketonuria;
lipid disorders;
childhood cancers; and
eating disorders.
Part 4 – Community nutrition
Which includes:
healthy eating;
children from ethnic groups following cultural diets;
obesity; and
prevention of food allergy.
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