Pediatric Nutrition Handbook

by American Academy of Pediatrics and American Academy of Pediatrics Staff

Book Overview

This handbook covers the fundamental issues in paediatric nutrition science and its role in health and disease. It covers metabolism of specific nutrients, methods of assessing nutritional status, and the nutritional support of healthy infants and children as well as those with illness. The book explores infant feeding, nutrition for the older child, micronutrients and macronutrients, nutrition delivery systems, disorders of metabolism and nutrition,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1581100051
• ISBN13: 9781581100051
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: American Academy of Pediatrics
• Length: 833 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.