Full Description
"Nutrition in Pediatrics, Third Edition", is the authoritative textbook on pediatric nutrition for pediatricians, dieticians, pediatric gastroenterologists, family practitioners, and medical students. The text thoroughly covers general principles, pathophysiology, clinical conditions, and definitive treatment. This new edition is the first book on pediatric nutrition published in the last five years and features major revisions.
Contents
1. Pediatric NutritionAssessment of Nutrition Status 3. Laboratory Assessment of Nutritional Status 4. Body Composition and Growth 5a. Macronutrient Requirements for Growth: Fat-DHA, etc. 5b. Macronutrient Requirements for Growth: Carbohydrates 5c. Macronutrient Requirements for Growth: Protein/Amino Acid 6. Trace Elements in Human Nutrition 7. Vitamins 8. The Prudent Diet: Preventative Nutrition 9a. Community Nutrition and Its Impact on Children: Developed Countries 9b. Community Nutrition and Its Impact on Children: Developing Countries 10. Pathophysiology Protein / Energy Malnutrition 11. International Nutrition 12. Nutritional Epidemiology 13. Food Safety 14. Drug Therapy and Role of Nutrition Section 2: Physiology and Pathophysiology 15. Nutrition and Gene Expression 16. Nutrition and the Humoral Regulation of Growth 17. Energy Metabolism and Requirements in Health and Disease 18. Digestive-Absorptive Functions in Fetuses, Infants, and Children 19. Immunophysiology and Nutrition of the Gut 20. Malnutrition and Host Defenses 21. Nutrition and Brain Development 22. Nutrition and the Behavior of Children 23. Energy and Substrate Regulation of Obesity Section 3: Perinatal Nutrition 24. Maternal Nutrition and Pregnancy Outcome 25. Fetal Nutrition and Imprinting 26. Nutrition and the Development of the Fetus: Carbohydrate and Lipid Metabolism 27. Placental Function and the Control of Nutrition in Utero 28. The Low Birth Weight Infant 29. The Low Birth Weight Infant: Follow-up 30. The Term Infant 31. Weaning Pathophysiology, Practice, and Policy 32. Human Milk: Nutritional Properties 33. Protective Properties of Human Milk 34. Approach to Breast-Feeding Section 4: Nutritional Aspects Of Specific Disease States 35. Energy Requirements and Nutritional Assessments in Developmental Disabilities 36. Inborn Errors of Fasting Adaptation 37. Persisent Renal Disease 38. Inflammatory Bowel Disease 39. Nutritional Aspects of AIDS Infection 40. Exocrine Pancreatic Disease including Cystic Fibrosis 41. Acute and Chronic Liver Disease 42a. Cancer: Prevention 42b. Cancer: Treatment 43. Diabetes Mellitus 44. Acute Diarrhea 45. Chronic Diarrhea and Small Bowel Transplant 46. Short Bowel Syndrome including Adaptation 47. Nutrition in Critical Care 48. Hyperlipidemia 49. Carbohydrate Absorption and Malabsorption 50. Nutritional Anemias 51. Functions and Nature of the Components in the Oral Cavity 52a. Adolescence: Normal Anorexia Nervosa Bulimia 52b. Adolescence: Sports Medicine 52c. Adolescence: Bone Disease 53. Failure to Thrive: Outpatient 54. Protein Energy Malnutrition in the Hospitalized Patient 55. Evaluation and Management of Obesity Section 5: Approach to Nutritional Support 56. Standard and Specialized Formula 57. Enteral Nutrition 58. Parenteral Nutrition 59. Neutraceutical (probiotics, protective nutrients) 60. Specific Diets Appendix 1. Nutritional Assessment 2. Nutritional Requirements 3. Enteral Products
