Unlike adult gastroenterology, pediatric gastroenterology is characterized by developmental disorders; the approach to the same disease condition may...
There is no other time in life when the provision of adequate and balanced nutrition is of greater importance than during infancy and childhood...
Human milk contains all of the essential nutrients and other functional components thought to have short- and long-term neonatal health benefits, such...
Nutrition during infancy and childhood is the basis of an individual’s health in later life. It plays an important role in metabolic programming...
Protein plays a vital role in growth and development and is able to 'program' healthy growth by influencing gene methylation for positive long-term...
As nutrition and development are closely intertwined in early childhood, this book brings together scientists, nutritionists, and psychologists to...
Our daily food intake not only provides the calories and the macro- and micronutrients necessary for survival - nutrients also have a tremendous...
Growth and nutrition during the fetal period and the first 24 months after birth are important determinants of development in early childhood. Optimal...
Low birthweight, caused by premature birth, poor intrauterine growth, or both, is known to be a strong predictor of morbidity and mortality risks in...
In this book, a selected group of international experts review nutritional practices and feeding behaviors in infancy and early childhood. They...