Manual of Pediatric Nutrition

The 5th edition of the Manual of Pediatric Nutrition provides the necessary background and practical basis for nutritional assessment and therapy for pediatricians, dietitians, house officers, fellows, and students.

Organized into three main sections, (I) Nutrition and the Well Child, (II) Nutrition and the Hospitalized Child, and (III) Nutrition and Specific Disease States, the manual covers the basics of nutrition assessment, nutritional requirements, and feeding guidelines for healthier infants, children, and adolescents. Oral health and food assistance programs are also reviewed, along with the use of specialized enteral and parenteral products in the treatment of sick children. A wide range of pediatric clinical disorders are included in the section on specific diseases.

• Provides nutritional requirements in the form of DRIs, dietary guidelines, and food
• pyramids.
• Appendices provide conversion tables, information on drug–nutrient interactions, and growth charts.
• Nutritional recommendations for pediatric oral healthNutritional assessment guidelines for hospitalized children
• Nutrition management for specific diseases