Life-Span Nutrition Conception Through Life (with InfoTrac®)
by Sharon Rady Rolfes, RDN, MS; Linda Kelly DeBruyne; Eleanor Noss WhitneyEdition: 2nd
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 1997-12-12
Publisher(s): Brooks Cole
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Summary
This book covers nutritional needs over the entire life span, from prenatal to elder years. It focuses on nutrition during pregnancy, infancy, childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. Each life span section features a specialized topic for focus, such as weight control for early adulthood, disease prevention for middle adulthood, and managing the aging process for older adulthood.
Table of Contents
| 1. Nutrition Overview | |
| Prelude to Pregnancy | |
| 2. Nutrition during Pregnancy | |
| Focal Point A: An Overview of Inheritance and Conception | |
| Focal Point B: Medical Disorders during Pregnancy | |
| 3. High-Risk Pregnancies | |
| Focal Point: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome | |
| 4. Breast Milk, Formula, and Lactation | |
| Focal Point: How to Feed Infants | |
| 5. Nutrition during Infancy | |
| Focal Point A: Nutrition for High-Risk Infants | |
| Focal Point B: Iron Deficiency and Behavior | |
| Focal Point C: Inborn Errors of Metabolism | |
| 6. Nutrition during Childhood | |
| Focal Point A: Lead Toxicity | |
| Focal Point B: Nutrition Care of Sick Infants and Children | |
| Focal Point C: Developing Healthy Habits | |
| 7. Nutrition during Adolescence | |
| Focal Point A: Eating Disorders | |
| Focal Point B: The Menstrual Cycle | |
| 8. Nutrition during Early Adulthood | |
| Focal Point: Nutrition and Conception | |
| 9. Nutrition during Middle Adulthood | |
| Focal Point: Alcohol and Nutrition | |
| 10. Nutrition during Late Adulthood | |
| Focal Point: Nutrient-Drug Interactions |
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