Publisher's Synopsis
Written by more than 50 leading clinicians and scientists, gastroenterologists, pediatricians, cardiologists, nephrologists, oncologists and immunologists, the revised, updated Second Edition of this work provides information on all aspects of pediatric nutrition. The coverage includes - nutritional requirements of primary and secondarily malnourished children - assessing the nutrient needs of pediatric patients - nutritional support of the hospitalized child - and guidelines for pediatric nutritional therapy for disorders such as hyperlipidemia, atherosclerosis, renal disease, congenital heart disease, inborn errors of metabolism, and the endocrinologic, immunologic, and long-term sequelae of childhood malnutrition.;Almost all of the chapters have been completely revised and rewritten, in many cases by new contributing authors.;New to the second edition are new chapters on nutrition of children with sickle cell disease; thalassemia; AIDS and primary immunodeficiency syndrome; rheumatologic disease, and acute and chronic diarrhea. There is completely new information on recent advances in diagnosis and treatment of childhood obesity and dyslipidemias with expanded and updated coverage of endocrine changes on malnutrition; malnutrition and mental development; nutrient-drug interactions and nutritional support of children in intensive care. In addition, it contains the most current information on nutritional requirements of the neonate; the effect of nutritional supplementation on the behavioural development of infants and children; malnutrition and the immune response; food allergies and guidelines for nutritional treatment of diabetes mellitus, hypoglycemia and GI disease in children and more.
