The new sixth edition of this manual on pediatric nutrition has been expanded considerably to reflect new scientific insights. Covering how nutrients influence and direct growth and development, as well as immediate and long-term health, from birth through adolescence. This evidence-based manual reflects the current policies and practices recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics, Committee on Nutrition. Includes greatly expanded appendices of more than 50 tables including dietary allowances, energy requirements, composition of human milk and infant formulas, food exchanges, and more. Includes more than 20 growth charts including charts for very low, and low birth weight infants, full-term infants, children and adolescents; and down syndrome growth charts.

"Policy of the American Academy of Pediatrics."

Infant nutrition and development of gastrointestinal function -- Breastfeeding -- Formula feeding of term infants -- Nutritional needs of the preterm infant -- Complementary feeding -- Feeding the child -- Adolescent nutrition -- Cultural considerations in feeding children -- Nutritional aspects of vegetarian diets -- Sports nutrition -- Nutrition during pregnancy -- Fast foods, organic foods, fad diets -- Energy -- Protein -- Carbohydrate and dietary fiber -- Fats and fatty acids -- Calcium, phosphorous, and magnesium -- Iron -- Trace elements -- Vitamins -- Fat-soluble vitamins -- Water-soluble vitamins -- New food ingredients -- Parenteral nutrition -- Enteral nutrition -- Assessment of nutritional status -- Pediatric feeding and swallowing disorders -- Failure to thrive -- Chronic diarrheal disease -- Oral therapy for acute diarrhea -- Inborn errors of metabolism -- Dietary management of diabetes mellitus in children -- Hypoglycemia in infants and children -- Hyperlipidemia and prevention of cardiovascular disease -- Pediatric obesity -- Food sensitivity -- Nutrition and immunity -- Nutritional support for children with developmental disabilities -- Nutrition of children who are critically ill -- Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa -- Nutrition of children with HIV-1 infection -- Nutrition for children with sickle cell disease -- Nutritional management of children with renal disease -- Nutritional management of children with cancer -- Inflammatory bowel disease -- Liver disease -- Cardiac disease -- Nutrtion in cystic fibrosis -- The ketogenic diet -- Nutrition and oral health -- Community nutrition services -- Food labeling -- Current legislation and regulations for infant formulas -- Food safety: infectious disease -- Food safety: pesticides, industrial chemicals, toxins, antimicrobial preservatives and irradiation, and indirect food additives. Table A-1: Exchange lists for diabetic diets -- Table A-2: Food exchange lists -- Table B-1: Conversions from conventional units to systeme international (SI) units -- Table C-1: Representative values for constituents of human milk -- Table D-1: CDC growth charts -- Table D-2: WHO growth charts -- Table D-3: Low birth weight and intrauterine growth charts -- Table D-4: Arm measurements -- Table E-1: Recommended nutrient levels of infant formulas -- Table F-1: Increasing the caloric density of infant formula -- Table F-2: Cow milk-based infant formulas: label claim nutrient contents -- Table F-3: Soy-based infant formulas: label claim nutrient contents -- Table F-4: Selected nutrients in human milk, various forms of cow milk, and goat milk -- Table G-1: Extensively hydrolyzed protein-based and amino acid-based formulas for infants: label claim nutrient contents -- Table H-1: Milk-based follow-up infant formulas: label claim nutrient contents -- Table H-2: Soy follow-up infant formulas: label claim nutrient contents -- Table I-1: Formulas for infants with low birth weight and preterm infants -- Table I-2: Nutrients provided by human milk fortifiers for preterm infants fed human milk. Table J-1: Dietary reference intakes: recommended intakes for individuals -- Table J-2: Dietary reference intakes: tolerable upper intake levels -- Table J-3: Nutrition during pregnancy -- Fig K-1: MyPyramid -- Fig K-2: MyPyramid for kids -- Fig K-3: MyPyramid enjoy moving -- Table L-1: Beverages and alcoholic drinks: calories and selected electrolytes -- Table M-1: Carbohydrate content of juices -- Table N-1: Drugs for which absorption is increased by food -- Table N-2: Drugs for which absorption may be delayed by food or milk -- Table N-3: Drugs that should be administered on an empty stomach -- Table N-4: Miscellaneous food-nutrient effects -- Table N-5: Drug-grapefruit juice interactions -- Table O-1: Review of fad diets and other popular weight-loss diets -- Table P-1: Sources of dietary fiber -- P-2: Available over-the-counter preparations of fiber -- Table Q-1: Approximate calcium contents of 1 serving of some common foods that are good sources of calcium -- Table Q-2: Calcium content of foods -- Table R-1: Iron content of selected foods -- Table S-1: Zinc content of common household portions of selected foods -- Table T-1: Commercially available parenteral nutrition solutions -- Table U-1: Enteral products for special indications -- Table U-2: Enternal products grouped by usage indication -- U-3: Sources of medical food modules for treatment of inborn errors of metabolism -- Table V-1: Sports/nutrition bars -- Table W-1: Mid-upper arm circumference for length or height reference data -- Table W-2: Mid-upper arm circumference for age reference data for boys aged 6-59 months -- Table W-3: Mid-upper arm circumference for age reference data for girls aged 6-59 months -- Table X-1: Saturated and polyunsaturated fat and cholesterol content of common foods -- Table Y-1: Sodium content of foods.