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Nutrition and feeding of children and adolescents

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  • Breastfeeding - A Medical Dictionary, Bibliography, and Annotated Research Guide to Internet Referencesby James N. Parker; Philip M. Parker

    ICON Group International Inc. 2003; US$ 58.95

    This is a 3-in-1 reference book. It gives a complete medical dictionary covering hundreds of terms and expressions relating to breastfeeding. It also gives extensive lists of bibliographic citations. Finally, it provides information to users on how to update their knowledge using various Internet resources. The book is designed for physicians, medical... more...

  • Nursing Your Baby 4eby Karen Pryor; Gale Pryor

    HarperCollins 2009; US$ 13.99

    For more than 40 years, mothers have depended on the wisdom and warmth of Nursing Your Baby. Now authors Karen Pryor and her daughter Gale Pryor have revised and updated their classic guide for today's generation of women. New information includes: Up-to-date studies on health benefits for breastfed infants and breastfeeding mothers Tips for... more...

  • Neonatal Nutrition and Metabolismby Patti J. Thureen; William W. Hay

    Cambridge University Press 2006; US$ 55.00

    Neonatal nutrition has a pivotal role in normal child development and is of even greater importance in the sick or premature neonate. This updated new edition includes a comprehensive account of the basic science, metabolism and nutritional requirements of the neonate, and an expanded number of chapters on clinical management. more...

  • Global Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feedingby World Health Organization. UNICEF.

    World Health Organization 2003; US$ 9.00

    WHO and UNICEF jointly developed this global strategy to focus world attention on the impact that feeding practices have on the nutritional status, growth and development, health, and thus the very survival of infants and young children. The strategy is the result of a comprehensive two-year participatory process. It is based on the evidence of nutrition?s... more...

  • HIV transmission through breastfeedingby Marie-Louise Newell

    World Health Organization 2004; US$ 13.50

    This book presents a summary of the available scientific evidence on the transmission of HIV infection through breastfeeding. It briefly describes the benefits of breastfeeding for both mothers and infants; and summarizes evidence on the relative risk of mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1 infection during pregnancy, delivery, and breastfeeding. more...

  • Developing Brain Behaviourby John Dobbing

    Elsevier Science 1997; US$ 130.95

    Certain long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFAs) are thought to be essential components of the nutrition of infants, including those prematurely born, in the sense that they cannot be synthesises by the immature organism and must therefore be supplied in the diet. Breast milk contains these substances, but many manufactured infant formulae... more...

  • Eat, Play, and Be Healthy (A Harvard Medical School Book)by W. Allan Walker

    McGraw-Hill Education 2005; US$ 16.95

    Providing answers to several childhood nutrition questions, this book shows you how to feed your children to ensure that their young bodies and minds enjoy full and healthy growth at every stage of development. It also describes how to apply the research-based Healthy Eating Pyramid to a child's unique needs. more...

  • The Baby Food Bibleby Eileen Behan

    Random House Publishing Group 2008; US$ 15.00

    THE TIME TO ENCOURAGE HEALTHY EATING HABITS AND SMART FOOD CHOICES FOR YOUR CHILD IS NOW. Unhealthy food is everywhere?colorfully packaged, cheap, and full of fat, calories, and sodium. It?s no wonder childhood obesity has become an epidemic in the last thirty years. As a result, by the time most people reach adulthood, they?re already wired to overeat.... more...

  • Naturally Healthy First Foods for Babyby Jacqueline Rubin

    Sourcebooks, Inc. 2008; US$ 10.95

    Naturally Healthy First Foods for Baby is an informative, innovative and easy-to-use guide that shows you how to prepare wholesome, homemade baby foods. more...

  • Brain Foods for Kidsby Nicola Graimes

    Random House Publishing Group 2008; US$ 17.00

    After writing several award-winning health and nutrition titles that have had great success in the UK, Nicola Graimes makes her debut in the US market with the first book to focus on children and brain power and the foods that truly can improve intelligence and those that can hinder it. With her exciting positive twist on the link between the food... more...