| Discipline: | Pediatrics | | Subject Definition: | Infant Nutrition; Child Nutrition | | NLM Class: | WS 115 | | LC Class: | RJ206 | | Abstract: | Significantly revised and updated by the American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Nutrition with contributions from more than 100 authors, the new seventh edition provides practicing clinicians with evidence-based guidance on the full spectrum of childhood nutrition issues. The new seventh edition provides the latest information about nutrient metabolism and nutrition to support the normal development and health of infants and children who are well, those born with congenital anomalies or disorders of metabolism, and those with acute and chronic illness. ... Appendices of more than 50 tables including dietary allowances, energy requirements, composition of human milk and infant formulas, MyPlate, and more. More than 20 growth charts for very low and low birth weights; full-term infants, children, and adolescents; down syndrome; and more. |
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