CiNii Books - Nutrition in the infant : problems and practical procedures

This book is a comprehensive account of nutrition in the infant, written by a team of international experts. It is divided into a number of sections, (i) assessments, incidence and diagnosis of nutritional disorders; (ii) enteral and parenteral nutrition; (iii) micro- and macro-nutrients; (iv) diet and support in disease; (v) developmental, theoretical and educational aspects and each chapter is divided into key areas for ease of quick reference. A unique feature of the book is a series of summary tables which identify treatment regimens, formulations, doses and step-by-step practical guidelines.

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1. The nature and extent of malnutrition in children
2. Severe malnutrition in infancy
3. Nutritional screening methods during emergencies
4. Body composition in handicapped children
5. Use and abuse of centile curves for BMI
6. Behavioural aspects of feeding disorders
7. Minimal enternal nutrition of infants fed by TPN
8. Home enteral nutrition in infants and children
9. Parenteral nutrition in parents and children
10. Home parenteral nutrition
11. Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy
12. Trace elements required in artificial support
13. Protein requirements and the use of parenteral amino acids in the preterm neonate
14. Essential fatty acid requiments: implications for neuronal development
15. Prevention of iron deficiency in infants: issues and approaches
16. Magnesium
17. Nutritional antioxidants: modulation in malnutrition and support
18. Vitamin supplementation in developing countries
19. Mass nutritional supplementation
20. Dietary fiber in childhood
21. Critical illness: altered nutritional requirements
22. Oral rehydration therapy: guidelines for developing countries and the third world
23. Food intolerance
24. Low fat diets in children
25. Nutrition in the child with disabilities
26. Nutritional abnormalities due to Munchausen syndrome by proxy
27. Nutritional complications and support after small intestine transplantation
28. Nutritional requirements and treatment regimens after gastrointestinal resection
29. Nutritional requiments and support in HIV/AIDS
30. Nutritional requirements and support in liver disease
31. Nutritional management of diabetes mellitus
32. Nutritional support in Crohn's disease
33. Nutritional support in cystic fibrosis
34. Nutritional support in in-born errors of metabolism
35. Chilldhood obesity: incidence, diagnosis and strategy for change
36. Failure to thrive: home based interventions
37. Approaches to breast feeding: the role of hospitals, professionals, public health and governments in promoting breast feeding
38. Formula feeds: attributes and disadvantages
39. The role of colonic fermentation in infants.

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