Nutrition across the life span

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    • Mitchell, Mary Kay

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Nutrition across the life span

Mary Kay Mitchell

Saunders, c2003

2nd ed

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

Providing clear, concise, and comprehensive nutrition information, this new second edition has been reorganized to create a more natural flow through the life span - from conception through infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and advanced age. New content covers the cultural, social, and behavioral aspects of nutrition across the life span, and revised information addresses new developments in the field of nutrition and resources that promote the utilization of nutrition information.

Table of Contents

FOUNDATIONS . Introduction to Nutrition and the Life Span . Nutritional Screening and Assessment . Promoting Dietary Change . REPRODUCTION . Pregnancy . High-Risk Pregnancy . Lactation and Breast-Feeding . GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT . Nutrition During Infancy . The High-Risk Infant . Nutrition During Growth: Preschool through Pre-adolescence . Nutrition for Children with Special Needs . Nutrition During Adolescence . THE ADULT YEARS . Adulthood . Aging and Older Adults . SPECIAL CONCERNS ACROSS THE LIFESPAN . Eating Dilemmas: Dietary Restraint, Bingeing, Purging, and Excessive Consumption, Excessive . Exercise . Nutrition and Physical Activity

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