Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition in Clinical Practice
by Carlos H. Lifschitz (Editor)
Hardcover: 869 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 2.00 x 9.00 x 6.25
Publisher: Marcel Dekker; 1st edition (January 15, 2002)
ISBN: 0824705106
Presenting current information on areas of nutritional support and intestinal, hepatic, and pancreatic disorders, thirty-three chapters provide practical approaches to pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition. The book examines the supply, digestion, absorption, and metabolic utilization of lipids and their importance for growth, body composition, health, and well-being. Particular attention is given to modulators of gut growth, infant formulas, breastfeeding, calcium intake requirements, anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, obesity, carbohydrate malabsorption, diarrhea, amino acid metabolism, peptic ulcer disease, celiac disease, constipation, food allergies, gastrointestinal bleeding, and liver disease
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