Infant, Child and Adolescent Nutrition

Judy More is a Registered Dietitian and a Registered Nutritionist specialising in children’s nutrition. She is a past chairman of the Paediatric Group of the British Dietetic Association. Her current interests are in public health and after setting up her company Child-nutrition.co.uk Ltd., she is a consultant to government departments and several infant formula and children’s food companies. She teaches at several UK universities, writes books and nutrition articles for professional and consumer publications, develops resources, gives media interviews, and advises nurseries, schools and private patients. She has developed and published evidence-based portion sizes for children of different ages. As an expert member on the Infant and Toddler Forum, www. infantandtoddlerforum.org, she was lead author for their resources and publications. She edited the nutrition section of the e-learning Child Health Programme for the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, which is a government sponsored programme to support professionals working with under-fives.

Amy Hess Fischl, MS RDN LDN BC-ADM CDCES(University of Chicago Medical Center)**Description**This second edition of a U.K. pediatric nutrition handbook covers the mostup-to-date nutrition information in a more concise manner than typicalnutrition books. This previous edition was published in 2017.**Purpose**The purpose is to provide reliable nutrition advice in a practical manner. Sincenutrition information is ever evolving, this updated edition is needed to keepup with current recommendations.**Audience**The book is intended for healthcare professionals in all disciplines who workwith children as well as all students in health-related fields who have aninterest in pediatrics. Since the content is U.K. focused, this book is bestused by a U.K. audience and this book certainly meets their needs. The authoris a pediatric dietitian in the U.K. and certainly is a credible authority.**Features**This second edition provides an update to some recommendations in the U.K.,including the recommendation for vitamin D supplements in children. The bookcontains seven sections and 19 chapters, with two to three chapters persection. Most of the chapters include several tables, figures, and graphics.The tables include U.K. reference intakes for vitamins and minerals as well astypical food group distributions, healthy eating recommendations, and samplemeal plans. I was impressed with the diversity of food examples, but it makessense since a large number of ethnicities have migrated to the U.K. While theU.S. does have similar diversity, U.S. books have not yet added the depth andbreadth that this book has. It certainly is something we should aspire to here.The book also includes an excellent section on socioeconomic factors affectingfood choices, specifically religious food traditions, common food traditionswithin religions, religious festivals observed by different religions, andcommon traditional foods eaten by groups from different geographical regionswho have migrated to the U.K. Each of the above topics has a table with theinformation. The last chapter includes nutrition for children with chronicdiseases and syndromes, including tube feeding, celiac disease, and diabetes.Interestingly, there is a table in the diabetes section that highlights the10-gram carbohydrate exchange list, which differs from our system of 15-gramcarbohydrate servings.**Assessment**While this book is meant for a U.K. audience, it certainly is an interestingread. The topics regarding ethnicities and religions can be used by anyone inthe world. Here in the U.S., we have plenty of books that can meet the needs ofour students and healthcare professionals, such as Samour and King'sPediatric Nutrition in Clinical Care, 5th edition, Konek and Becker(Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2020), but this book serves its intended audiencewell and is an affordable resource for nutrition professionals to gain insightinto U.K. practices.-----------------------------------------------------------Weighted Numerical Score: 71 - 3 Stars

• ContentsPreface viiAuthor Bio viiiSection 1 Nutritional requirements and healthy eating1 Nutritional requirements 32 Principles of a balanced nutritious diet for children over 1 year 173 Social and cultural influences on food choices 33Section 2 Assessment of growth and nutritional intake4 Measuring and assessing growth 495 Assessing nutritional intake 61Section 3 Prenatal nutrition6 Preconception and fertility 757 Pregnancy 81Section 4 Infants: 0-12 months8 Milk feeding 999 Complementary feeding 12110 Common feeding problems in infancy 13711 Preterm infants 147Section 5 Preschool children: 1-4 years12 Preschool children 1–4 years 16113 Common nutritional problems in preschool children 17714 Feeding preschool children in childcare settings 187Section 6 School-age children15 Primary school-age children 5–11 years 19516 Nutrition for adolescents 205Section 7 Nutrition for chronic conditions17 Food hypersensitivity – food allergies and intolerances 21918 Childhood obesity 23319 Nutrition for children with chronic diseases and syndromes 245Appendix 1: Function and Food Sources of Nutrients 267Appendix 2: Growth Charts 273Appendix 3: BMI and Waist Circumference Charts 283Glossary 289Index 293