Nutritional Requirements of Infants and Young Children

Nutritional Requirements of Infants and Young Children

by JoyceThompson (Author)

Synopsis

This work provides practical guidelines to enable health care professionals to give correct and consistent advice to parents and carers of the under-fives, and identify those children at risk of nutritional inadequacy. Nutrition in the early years of a child's life has a major impact on growth, health and development and also influences adult health. Health care practitioners working in the community play a key role in ensuring that adequate nutrition is provided and risk factors are identified. The text is divided into three parts based on age ranges: newborn, one - three years and pre-school. Each part is sub-divided into sections which cover the child's nutritional development including breastfeeding, bottle-feeding, feeding problems, child illnesses, dental health and food safety. Vegetarian requirements and ethnic-minority diets are also covered.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 272
Edition: illustrated edition
Publisher: Wiley–Blackwell
Published: 10 Nov 1997

ISBN 10: 0632048913
ISBN 13: 9780632048915

Media Reviews
In editing this new textbook on nutrition in childhood, Ms Thompson has done a great service for all healthcare professionals working with children and young families. This book on childhood nutrition is comprehensive in its coverage. It is rich in content and a variety of approaches are used in providing factual information This book will be of great use to all healthcare professionals working with children and young families Journal of Clinical Nursing This is a book suited not only to the busy health professional, but also Nursing Mothers' counsellors and mothers of young children. This book gives the information so that the mother can make her own, informed decisions. Nursing Mothers Association of Australia Newsletter