Adolescent Nutrition: Assessment and Management (Chapman & Hall Series in Clinical Nutrition)
By Unknown Author.
Description
A comprehensive reference that focuses on the nutritional requirements that are unique to adolescent development (12-21 years), clinically useful assessment strategies, and management strategies to enhance the nutritional status of adolescents. Sections cover general issues and developmental factors, such as exercise and contraception; competitive athletics; diets; psychosocial concerns, including body image and behavior change; chronic illness, including HIV and AIDS; and nutritional assessment and management strategies for surgical procedures, including organ transplants and plastic surge...
ISBN(s)
0412056615, 9780412056611
