The Yale Guide to Children's Nutrition

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 432 pages
• Published by: Yale University Press
• Edition: 1st Edition February 17, 1997
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0300071698
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0300071696
• Book Dimensions: 9.1 x 8.3 x 1.2 inches
• Weighs: 2.1 pounds

From Library Journal
More than 100 physicians, dietitians, nurses, and social workers from the Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital worked together to produce this authoritative guide on children's nutrition. In addition to offering practical advice regarding nutritional requirements for children of all ages, this valuable resource dispels common myths and answers dozens of questions covering a range of topics, including childhood obesity, food allergies, vegetarianism, and nutrition for young athletes. The authors also discuss nutritional management of common childhood health problems, including gastrointestinal and metabolic disorders, as well as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Each of the important building blocks for good nutrition?protein, carbohydrates, fats and cholesterol, vitamins and minerals, fiber, salt, and water?is covered in depth; this gives the reader a good sense of the role and importance of each in a child's growth and development. Throughout the text, the authors provide helpful hints for selecting foods and preparing snacks/meals, reinforcing the message that there is no such thing as a "bad" food and that balance is the key to good nutrition. The book concludes with a selection of recipes from nationally recognized chefs. Comprehensive in its coverage, well organized, and easily understood, this book is highly recommended for any consumer health collection. [BOMC and Children's BOMC selections; March is National Nutrition Month.?Ed.]?Sue Hollander, Univ. of Illinois at Chicago Lib. of the Health Sciences, Rockfor.
-?Sue Hollander, Univ. of Illinois at Chicago Lib. of the Health Sciences, Rockford
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Description
What is the healthiest diet for an infant? What constitutes a nutritious school lunch? How do I deal with my adolescent's eating requirements and habits? Will my children receive proper nutrients if that are sick, very athletic or vegetarians? This resource answers these and dozens of other questions, not only presenting the latest scientific knowledge about nutrition but also providing recipes from chefs for dishes. The book, written by physicians, dietitians, nurse and social workers at the Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital, is a guide to childhood nutrition. The guide includes: information about nutritional requirements at different stages of childhood and adolescence; advice on how to cope with a fussy eater and what to feed a sick child; special nutritional requirements for children with high cholesterol, eating disorders, allergies, diabetes, cystic fibrosis, metabolic disorders and other conditions; explanations of such nutritional components as calories, proteins, carbohydrates, fats and vitamins - and examples of foods that are sources for each of them; suggestions for healthy snacks; ideas for eating in restaurants with children; and recipes provided by restaurants and chefs from all over the United States.

Reader Reviews
This review is from: The Yale Guide to Children's Nutrition (Hardcover) One of the books that should be on any parent's shelves. Easy to read, but detailed.