Practical Paediatric Nutrition

Content: Front Matter , Page iii Copyright , Page iv Preface , Pages v-vi Chapter 1 - Clinical nutritional assessment , Pages 1-14 Chapter 2 - Nutrition in pregnancy and its effects on the fetus , Pages 15-23 Chapter 3 - Breast feeding , Pages 24-40 Chapter 4 - Formula feeding , Pages 41-50 Chapter 5 - Low-birthweight infants , Pages 51-72 Chapter 6 - Weaning , Pages 73-79 Chapter 7 - Failure to thrive , Pages 80-95 Chapter 8 - Protein-energy malnutrition , Pages 96-113 Chapter 9 - Mineral deficiencies , Pages 114-129 Chapter 10 - Vitamin deficiencies , Pages 130-152 Chapter 11 - Problems of vegetarian and unusual diets , Pages 153-160 Chapter 12 - Nutrition and the teeth , Pages 161-166 Chapter 13 - Inborn errors of metabolism , Pages 167-184 Chapter 14 - Intolerant reactions to food , Pages 185-190 Chapter 15 - Gastrointestinal disorders , Pages 191-217 Chapter 16 - Parenteral nutrition - intravenous feeding (IVF) , Pages 218-229 Chapter 17 - Renal problems , Pages 230-238 Chapter 18 - Diabetes , Pages 239-253 Chapter 19 - Obesity and anorexia nervosa , Pages 254-274 Chapter 20 - Adolescence , Pages 275-281 Chapter 21 - Children's nutrition and later health , Pages 282-288 Appendix , Pages 289-290 Index , Pages 291-300 Practical Paediatric Nutrition deals with conventional children's nutrition in a clinical or community setting. The book reviews nutritional assessment using three complementary methods, namely, clinical nutritional assessment (symptoms: physical wasting, rickets), anthropometric assessment (manifestations: abnormal measurements, skinfold thickness), and biochemical assessment (analysis: hematology, urine). The text also addresses nutrition in pregnancy and its effects on the fetus. The book notes that selected food supplementation has negligible effects in the mean fetal weight of malnourished populations compared with well-nourished populations. Placental insufficiency can also lead to fetal malnutrition. The text discusses breast feeding, cow's milk formulas, soya-based formulas, and'follow-on formulas.'For low birth weight infants, the choice of feeds are the infants'own mothers'milk, expressed or banked; other banked breast milk; fortified human milk (own mother's or banked); standard infant formula; or preterm infant formula. The book also explores the problem of weaning and failure to gain height or weight at the expected rates. The book is helpful for pediatricians, obstetricians, gynecologists, nurses, practitioners in general medicine, and administrators of public health services. Practical Paediatric Nutrition deals with conventional children's nutrition in a clinical or community setting. The book reviews nutritional assessment using three complementary methods, namely, clinical nutritional assessment ( physical wasting, rickets), anthropometric assessment ( abnormal measurements, skinfold thickness), and biochemical assessment ( hematology, urine). The text also addresses nutrition in pregnancy and its effects on the fetus. The book notes that selected food supplementation has negligible effects in the mean fetal weight of malnourished populations compared with well-nourished populations. Placental insufficiency can also lead to fetal malnutrition. The text discusses breast feeding, cow's milk formulas, soya-based formulas, and "follow-on formulas" For low birth weight infants, the choice of feeds are the infants' own mothers' milk, expressed or banked; other banked breast milk; fortified human milk (own mother's or banked); standard infant formula; or preterm infant formula. The book also explores the problem of weaning and failure to gain height or weight at the expected rates. The book is helpful for pediatricians, obstetricians, gynecologists, nurses, practitioners in general medicine, and administrators of public health services.