The Yale guide to children's nutrition /

Other Authors: Tamborlane, William V.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Children's nutrition New Haven : Yale University Press, ©1997.
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Table of Contents:
  • pt. 1. From infancy to adolescence: developmental nutrition. Measuring up: normal growth and development
  • The digestive process: What happens after you swallow?
  • Taste, smell, and food preferences
  • Pyramid power: a guide to healthy eating
  • Infancy: eat, sleep, and be happy
  • Toddlers and preschoolers: emerging independence
  • School-age, preadolescent children: an apple a day
  • Adolescence: life in the fast lane
  • pt. 2. Common concerns. Food and the family
  • Not all vegetarians are created equal
  • Feeding the sick child
  • Too fat? Too thin?
  • Energizing the young athlete
  • Acne and diet: is there a connection?
  • Alcohol use and abuse in adolescents
  • Diet tips to keep that winning smile
  • pt. 3. Beyond the basics: special challenges in nutrition. Eating disorders
  • Childhood obesity
  • Food allergies
  • High blood cholesterol
  • Diabetes
  • Cystic fibrosis
  • Gastrointestinal disorders
  • PKU and other metabolic disorders
  • Feeding the infant with cleft lip and palate
  • Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
  • pt. 4. Building blocks for good nutrition. Calories: the key to energy balance
  • Protein: the body's building blocks
  • Cash in on carbohydrates
  • What's the skinny on fats and cholesterol?
  • Facts and myths about vitamins and minerals
  • Water: drinking for the health of it
  • Salt: the spice of life or the taste of doom?
  • Fantastic fiber
  • Fresh facts about pesticides and food additives
  • Making sense of food labels
  • pt. 5. Eating in, eating out. From the grocery store to the home: stocking the kitchen
  • What's for lunch?
  • Fast foods and restaurants: are you speeding past good nutrition?
  • pt. 6. Recipes. Foods for infants
  • Breakfast foods
  • Lunch box treats
  • Snacks
  • Meat, poultry, and fish entrees
  • Carbohydrate-dense dishes
  • Vegetarian selections
  • Vegetable side dishes
  • Desserts
  • Appendixes. Growth charts
  • Recommended dietary allowances
  • Recipe conversion table.