Nutrition in Early Life (eBook)

Jane B. Morgan is the editor of Nutrition in Early Life , published by Wiley. John W. T. Dickerson is the editor of Nutrition in Early Life , published by Wiley.

Growth, development and body composition (Dickerson).

Pre- and periconceptual nutrition (Coad).

Maternal physiology and nutrition (Forsum).

Physiological and nutritional aspects of the placenta (Symonds, Budge and Stephenson).

Lifestyle and maternal health interactions between mother and foetus (Ibrahim and Forsyth).

The foetus at birth: maternal and foetal preparations for postnatal development (McNabb).

Foetal, infant and childhood growth and adult health (Godfrey and Barker).

Nutrition in infancy (Wever and Prentice).

Complementary feeding for the full-term infant (Sritharan and Morgan).

Nutrition of the low-birth-weight and very-low-birth-weight infant (King and Harrison).

Nutrition in childhood (Poskitt).,

Practical advice on food and nutrition for the mother, infant and child (Lawson).

Index.

"...it will be indispensable to all those involved in this area
of nutrition..." (Dietetics Today, March 2003)

"...Would I recommend it? Oh yes: it should be read or consulted
by all whose research or clinical practice involves growth and
nutrition in early life." (Journal of the Royal Society of
Medicine, May 2003)

"...this book will also provide a fascinating and valuable
resource for all healthcare professionals working in the fields of
maternal and infant nutrition" (Journal of Human Nutrition and
Dietetics, No.6, 2003)