Table of Contents:
- 1. Measuring up. Normal growth and development
- 2. The digestive process: what happens after you swallow?
- 3. Taste smell and food preferences
- 4. Pyramid power: a guide to healthy eating
- 5. Infancy: eat, sleep and be happy
- 6. Toddlers and preschoolers: emerging independence
- 7. School-age, preadolescent children: an apple a day
- 8. Adolescence: life in the fast lane
- 9. Food and family
- 10. Not all vegetarians are created equal
- 11. Feeding the sick child
- 12. Too fat? Too thin?
- 13. Energizing the young athlete
- 14. Acne and diet: is there a connection?
- 15. Alcohol use and abuse in adolescents
- 16. Diet tips to keep that winning smile
- 17. Eating disorders
- 18. Childhood obesity
- 19. Food allergies
- 20. High blood cholesterol
- 21. Diabetes
- 22. Cystic fibrosis
- 23. Gastrointestinal disorders
- 24. Feeding the infant with cleft lip and palate
- 26. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
- 27. Calories: the key to energy balance
- 28. Protein: the bodyʹs building blocks
- 29. Cash in on carbohydrates
- 30. Whatʹs the skinny on fats and cholesterol?
- 31. Facts and myths about vitamins and minerals
- 32. Water: Drinking for the health of eat
- 33. Salt: the spice of life or the taste of doom
- 34. Fantastic fiber
- 35. Fresh facts about pesticides and food additives
- 36. Making sense of food labels
- 37. From the grocery store to the home: stocking the kitchen
- Whatʹs for lunch?
- Fast foods and restaurants: are you speeding past good nutrition?
- Appendixes
- Growth charts
- Recommended dietary allowances
- Recipe conversion table
- List of contributors
- Index