Infant, Child and Adolescent Nutrition: A Practical Handbook

Infant, Child and Adolescent Nutrition: A Practical Guide, Second Edition, is an evidence-based, practical guide introducing readers to the theory behind optimal child nutrition. Containing practical advice on how to put that theory into practice, this new edition facilitates learning through case studies, key points, and learning activities. Divided into seven sections, chapters cover prenatal nutrition and nutrition throughout childhood from preterm babies to adolescents up to the age of 18. Sections throughout focus on topics ranging from nutrient requirements, balanced eating patterns and common problems to cultural influences on food choices and guidelines on assessing growth and dietary intakes. Prevention and management of obesity and allergies are covered in separate chapters. The first 1000 days are given particular consideration with chapters on diets for preconception, pregnancy, milk feeding and complementary feeding during infancy. The chapter on nutritional treatments covers common conditions such as diabetes and Crohn’s disease, as well as more intricate feeding regimes and tube feeding required for children with rarer diseases and syndromes. New in this second edition are: · Changes in in food allergy prevention and oral immunotherapy treatments. · Causes and management strategies to deal with fussy and selective eating in toddlers. · The importance of iodine in diets before and during pregnancy to improve children’s cognitive abilities. · Updated recommendations on vitamin D supplementation. This second edition is an essential reading for students taking courses in nutrition and paediatric healthcare. It serves as a useful reference for individuals responsible for the nutritional intakes of children in primary care and community settings including early years practitioners, midwives, health visitors, school nurses and governors, social workers, paediatricians and general practitioners. About the Author Judy More BSc, RD, RN is a Paediatric Dietitian, Honorary Lecturer at the University of Plymouth, UK and Director of Child-nutrition.co.uk Ltd, London, UK.

Table of Contents:
Contents Preface vii Author Bio viii Section 1 Nutritional requirements and healthy eating 1 Nutritional requirements 3 2 Principles of a balanced nutritious diet for children over 1 year 17 3 Social and cultural influences on food choices 33 Section 2 Assessment of growth and nutritional intake 4 Measuring and assessing growth 49 5 Assessing nutritional intake 61 Section 3 Prenatal nutrition 6 Preconception and fertility 75 7 Pregnancy 81 Section 4 Infants: 0-12 months 8 Milk feeding 99 9 Complementary feeding 121 10 Common feeding problems in infancy 137 11 Preterm infants 147 Section 5 Preschool children: 1-4 years 12 Preschool children 1–4 years 161 13 Common nutritional problems in preschool children 177 14 Feeding preschool children in childcare settings 187 Section 6 School-age children 15 Primary school-age children 5–11 years 195 16 Nutrition for adolescents 205 Section 7 Nutrition for chronic conditions 17 Food hypersensitivity – food allergies and intolerances 219 18 Childhood obesity 233 19 Nutrition for children with chronic diseases and syndromes 245 Appendix 1: Function and Food Sources of Nutrients 267 Appendix 2: Growth Charts 273 Appendix 3: BMI and Waist Circumference Charts 283 Glossary 289 Index 293