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 [...].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. [...], 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.

Contents

Preface vii

Author Bio viii

Section 1 Nutritional requirements and healthy eating

1 Nutritional requirements 3

2 Principles of a balanced nutritious diet for children over 1 year 17

3 Social and cultural influences on food choices 33

Section 2 Assessment of growth and nutritional intake

4 Measuring and assessing growth 49

5 Assessing nutritional intake 61

Section 3 Prenatal nutrition

6 Preconception and fertility 75

7 Pregnancy 81

Section 4 Infants: 0-12 months

8 Milk feeding 99

9 Complementary feeding 121

10 Common feeding problems in infancy 137

11 Preterm infants 147

Section 5 Preschool children: 1-4 years

12 Preschool children 1-4 years 161

13 Common nutritional problems in preschool children 177

14 Feeding preschool children in childcare settings 187

Section 6 School-age children

15 Primary school-age children 5-11 years 195

16 Nutrition for adolescents 205

Section 7 Nutrition for chronic conditions

17 Food hypersensitivity - food allergies and intolerances 219

18 Childhood obesity 233

19 Nutrition for children with chronic diseases and syndromes 245

Appendix 1: Function and Food Sources of Nutrients 267

Appendix 2: Growth Charts 273

Appendix 3: BMI and Waist Circumference Charts 283

Glossary 289

Index 293