Nutrition in Pediatrics Basic Science and Clinical Applications Book

	Preface
	Contributors
1	Pediatric Nutrition: A Distinct Subspecialty	1
2	Clinical Assessment of Nutritional Status	6
3	Laboratory Assessment of Nutritional Status	17
4	Body Composition and Growth	32
5.1	Micronutrient Requirements for Growth: Fat and Fatty Acids	52
5.2	Macronutrient Requirements for Growth: Carbohydrates	67
5.3	Macronutrient Requirements for Growth: Protein and Amino Acids	73
6	Trace Elements	86
7	Vitamins	111
8	The Prudent Diet: Preventive Nutrition	134
9.1	Community Nutrition and Its Impact on Children: Developed Countries	142
9.2	Community Nutrition and its Impact on Developing Countries (The Chilean Experience)	161
10	Protein-Energy Malnutrition: Pathophysiology, Clinical Consequences, and Treatment	174
11	International Nutrition	195
12	Nutritional Epidemiology	205
13	Food Safety	219
14	Drug Therapy and the Role of Nutrition	234
15	Gene Expression	256
16	Humoral Regulation of Growth	277
17	Energy Metabolism and Requirements In Health and Disease	304
18	Gastrointestinal Development: Implications for Infant Feeding	323
19	Immunophysiology and Nutrition of the Gut	341
20	Malnutrition and Host Defenses	367
21	Brain Development	386
22	Nutrition and the Behavior of Children	397
23	Energy and Substrate Regulation in Obesity	414
24	Maternal Nutrition and Pregnancy Outcome	429
25	Fetal Nutrition and Imprinting	442
26	Development of the Fetus: Carbohydrate and Lipid Metabolism	449
27	Amino Acid Nutrition in Utero: Placental Function and Metabolism	471
28	The Low Birth Weight Infant	491
29	The Term Infant	515
30	Weaning: Pathophysiology, Practice, and Policy	528
31	Human Milk: Nutritional Properties	539
32	Protective Properties of Human Milk	551
33	Approach to Breast-Feeding	562
34	Developmental Disabilities	580
35	Inborn Errors of Fasting Adaptation	591
36	Persistent Renal Failure	609
37	Inflammatory Bowel Disease	635
38	Pediatric HIV Infection	653
39	Exocrine Pancreatic Disease Including Cystic Fibrosis	671
40	Acute and Chronic Liver Disease	686
41.1	Cancer Prevention	699
41.2	Cancer Treatment	709
42	Diabetes Mellitus	722
43	Acute Diarrhea	738
44	Chronic Diarrhea and Intestinal Transplantation	752
45	Short-Bowel Syndrome, Including Adaptation	771
46	The Critically Ill Child	790
47	Hyperlipidemia and Cardiovascular Disease	799
48	Carbohydrate Absorption and Malabsorption	811
49	Nutritional Anemias	830
50	Function and Nature of the Components in the Oral Cavity	848
51.1	Adolescence: Healthy and Disordered Eating	861
51.2	The Adolescent Athlete: Performance-Enhancing Drugs and Dietary Supplements	878
51.3	Adolescence: Bone Disease	883
52	Failure to Thrive: Malnutrition in the Pediatric Outpatient Setting	897
53	Protein-Energy Malnutrition in the Hosptialized Patient	910
54	Evaluation and Management of Obesity	917
55	Standard and Specialized Enteral Formulas	935
56	Enteral Nutrition	945
57	Parenteral Nutrition	957
58	Dietary Supplements (Nutraceuticals)	986
59	Special Diets	997
App. I	Nutritional Assessment	1017
App. II	Nutritional Requirements	1050
App. III	Enteral Products	1060