Nutrition in pediatrics
Subtitle: basic science and clinical applications
By: [edited by] W. Allan Walker, John B. Watkins, Christopher Duggan.
Contributors: Duggan, Christopher, MD.; Walker, W. Allan.; Watkins, John B., 1938-
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: BC Decker
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Hamilton, Ont; Lewiston, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1102
Subjects: Nutrition Disorders -- Infant; Nutrition Disorders -- Child; Child Nutrition Physiology; Infant Nutrition Physiology
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Ch. 1. Pediatric nutrition: a distinct subspecialty; title: Ch. 2. Clinical assessment of nutritional status; title: Ch. 3. Laboratory assessment of nutritional status; title: Ch. 4. Body composition and growth; title: Ch. 5.1. Macronutrient requirements for growth: fat and fatty acids; title: Ch. 5.2. Macronutrient requirements for growth: carbohydrates; title: Ch. 5.3. Macronutrient requirements for growth: protein and amino acids; title: Ch. 6. Trace elements; title: Ch. 7. Vitamins; title: Ch. 8. The prudent diet: preventive nutrition; title: Ch. 9.1. Community nutrition and its impact on children: developed countries; title: Ch. 9.2. Community nutrition and its impact on developing countries (The Chilean Experience); title: Ch. 10. Protein-energy malnutrition: pathophysiology, clinical consequences, and treatment; title: Ch. 11. International nutrition; title: Ch. 12. Nutritional epidemiology; title: Ch. 13. Food safety; title: Ch. 14. Drug therapy and the role of nutrition; title: Ch. 15. Gene expression; title: Ch. 16. Humoral regulation of growth; title: Ch. 17. Energy metabolism and requirements in health and disease; title: Ch. 18. Gastrointestinal development: implications for infant feeding; title: Ch. 19. Immunophysiology and nutrition of the gut; title: Ch. 20. Malnutrition and host defenses; title: Ch. 21. Brain development; title: Ch. 22. Nutrition and the behavior of children; title: Ch. 23. Energy and substrate regulation in obesity; title: Ch. 24. Maternal nutrition and pregnancy outcome; title: Ch. 25. Fetal nutrition and imprinting; title: Ch. 26. Development of the fetus: carbohydrate and lipid metabolism; title: Ch. 27. Amino acid nutrition in utero: placental function and metabolism; title: Ch. 28. Low birth weight infant; title: Ch. 29. The term infant; title: Ch. 30. Weaning: pathophysiology, practice, and policy; title: Ch. 31. Human milk: nutritional properties; title: Ch. 32. Protective properties of human milk; title: Ch. 33. Approach to breast-feeding; title: Ch. 34. Developmental disabilities; title: Ch. 35. Inborn errors of fasting adaptation; title: Ch. 36. Persistent renal failure; title: Ch. 37. Inflammatory bowel disease; title: Ch. 38. Pediatric HIV Infection; title: Ch. 39. Exocrine pancreatic disease including cystic fibrosis; title: Ch. 40. Acute and chronic liver disease; title: Ch. 41.1. Cancer prevention; title: Ch. 41.2. Cancer treatment; title: Ch. 42. Diabetes mellitus; title: Ch. 43. Acute diarrhea; title: Ch. 44. Chronic diarrhea and intestinal transplantation; title: Ch. 45. Short-Bowel Syndrome, including adaptation; title: Ch. 46. The critically ill child; title: Ch. 47. Hyperlipidemia and cardiovascular disease; title: Ch. 48. Carbohydrate absorption and malabsorption; title: Ch. 49. Nutritional anemias; title: Ch. 50. Function and nature of the components in the oral cavity; title: Ch. 51.1. Adolescence: healthy and disordered eating; title: Ch. 51.2. The adolescent athlete: performance-enhancing drugs and dietary supplements; title: Ch. 51.3. Adolescence: bone disease; title: Ch. 52. Failure to thrive: malnutrition in the pediatric outpatient setting; title: Ch. 53. Protein-energy malnutrition in the hospitalized patient; title: Ch. 54. Evaluation and management of obesity; title: Ch. 55. Standard and specialized enteral formulas; title: Ch. 56. Enteral nutrition; title: Ch. 57. Parenteral nutrition; title: Ch. 58. Dietary supplements (Nutraceuticals); title: Ch. 59. Special diets.