Childhood nutrition

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Historical overview and future perspectives on pediatric nutritional science / Laurence Finberg -- Controversies in childhood nutrition / Ronald E. Kleinman -- Cholesterol screening and dietary intervention in childhood for prevention of adult onset cardiovascular disease / Omer Tarim, Thomas B. Newman & Fima Lifshitz -- A clinician's approach to initiating breastfeeding / Susan K. Schulman & Audrey Rosner -- Optimal nutrition in low birth weight infants / Ronald Bainbridge & Reginald Tsang -- Infant nutrition : the first two years / Arturo R. Hervada & Maria Hervada-Page -- Iron deficiency / Lloyd J. Filer, Jr. -- Food allergy and atopic disease / Ranjit Kumar Chandra -- Nutrition therapy of inborn errors of metabolism / Kimberlee Michals-Matalon & Reuben Matalon -- The pathophysiology of childhood obesity / Russell Rising -- Nutrition for special needs- in pediatric gastrointestinal diseases / Emanuel Lebenthal -- Diarrhea and malnutrition / Andrea Maggioni & Fima Lifshitz -- Nutritional complications of HIV infection / Donald P. Kotler -- Nutrition and growth / Fima Lifshitz & Melanie M. Smith -- Trace elements in parenteral nutrition / Adib A. Moukarzel & Marvin E. Ament -- Home parenteral nutrition / Adib A. Moukarzel & Marvin E. Ament -- Prenatal and genetic magnesium deficiency in cardiomyopathy : possible vitamin and trace mineral interactions / Mildred S. Seelig -- Nonnutritive dietary supplements in pediatrics / Michael B. Zimmermann & Norman Kretchmer -- The ecology of poverty, undernutrition and learning failure / Robert J. Karp -- Nutrition education in medical schools and residency training / Myron Winick.;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.