| Description |
xviii, 374 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Preface. -- Foreword. -- List of Contributors. -- Growth, development and the chemical composition of the body (J. Dickerson). -- Pre- and periconceptual nutrition (J. Coad). -- Maternal physiology and nutrition during reproduction (E. Forsum). -- Physiological and nutritional aspects of the placenta (M. Symonds, et al.). -- Lifestyle and maternal health interactions between mother and fetus (M. Ibrahim and J. Forsyth). -- The fetus at birth: maternal and fetal preparations for postnatal development (M. McNabb). -- Fetal, infant and childhood growth and adult health (K. Godfrey and D. Barker). -- Nutrition in infancy (L. Weaver and A. Prentice). -- Complementary feeding for the full-term infant (N. Sritharan and J. Morgan). -- Nutrition of the low-birth-weight and very-low-birth-weight infant (C. King and M. Harrison). -- Nutrition in childhood (E. Poskitt). -- Practical advice on food and nutrition for the mother, infant and child (M. Lawson). -- Index |
| Summary |
Nutrition in Early Life is a comprehensive authoritative text providing an in-depth scientific basis for nutrition during prenatal, postnatal and childhood growth and development. The book is an up-to-date reference for all those seeking to understand the application of science in support of a successful outcome of the reproductive cycle. It has a strong public health emphasis, dealing with nutritionally related health promotion issues from the fetus to maturity. Additionally, the book includes key practical guidelines for good nutritional practice in chapter twelve |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Infants -- Nutrition.
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Children -- Nutrition.
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Infant Nutrition
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Child Nutrition
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| Author |
Dickerson, John W. T.
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Morgan, Jane (Jane B.)
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| LC no. |
2002033050 |
| ISBN |
0471496243 paperback |
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0471880647 hardback |
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0470857927 ebook |
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