Nutrition throughout the life cycle
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Nutrition throughout the life cycle
McGraw-Hill, 2000
4th ed., international ed
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 444-461) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This text presents an overview of the special nutritional issues common at the different periods of the life cycle. It stresses the impact of nutrition on quality of life at each stage of development and features the latest thinking on contemporary issues and current research.
Table of Contents
1 Introduction to the Lifecycle: The Role of Nutrition 2 The Assessment of Nutritional Needs 3 Maternal Nutrition: The Beginning of Life and the Physiology of Pregnancy 4 Maternal Nutrition: Overall Nutrition and the Roles of Specific Nutrients 5 Maternal Nutrition: Issues Beyond the Nutrients 6 Lactation: The Mother and Her Milk 7 Lactation: Breast-Feeding Is a Desirable Option 8 Nutrition in Infancy: Physiology, Development, and Nutritional Recommendations 9 Nutrition in Infancy: Feeding in the First Year of Life 10 Nutrition in Childhood 11 Adolescent Nutrition: General 12 Weight-Related Concerns and Disorders Among Adolescents 13 Nutrition During the Middle Adult Years 14 Nutrition in the Older Adult
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