Overview
"The publication of the Department of Health White Paper ""The Health of the Nation"" (1992) and more recently ""Our Healthier Nation"" (1998) gave emphasis to the importance of nutritional health of the nation at all ages. It is clear that the achievement of specific targets for pregnancy and infancy as set out in the White Paper will involve the training of all health care professionals in nutrition education. This book responds to the challenge and focuses on good nutrition for and during pregnancy, in low birth-weight infants, and during infancy. It has a strong public health emphasis, dealing with health prevention issues for the Nation's younger population. The text is written as a scientific reference book for those seeking to apply science in the support of a successful pregnancy and in the prevention of nutritional problems during foetal and early post-natal life. The importance of optimal nutrition during these periods of life is emphasised by the overwhelming evidence that nutritional problems in early embryonic life may cause congenital malformations and during late foetal life and early post natal life may set the molecular programme for later disease development."
Full Product Details
Author: Jane B. Morgan (University of Surrey, Guildford, UK) ,
John W. T. Dickerson (University of Surrey, Guildford, UK)
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Dimensions:
Width: 19.10cm
, Height: 2.20cm
, Length: 24.70cm
Weight: 0.765kg
ISBN: 9780471496243
ISBN 10: 0471496243
Pages: 392
Publication Date: 26 November 2002
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Out of stock
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Reviews
?it will be indispensable to all those involved in this area of nutrition? (Dietetics Today, March 2003) ...Would I recommend it? Oh yes: it should be read or consulted by all whose research or clinical practice involves growth and nutrition in early life. (Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, May 2003) ...this book will also provide a fascinating and valuable resource for all healthcare professionals working in the fields of maternal and infant nutrition (Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, No.6, 2003)
it will be indispensable to all those involved in this area of nutrition (Dietetics Today, March 2003) ...Would I recommend it? Oh yes: it should be read or consulted by all whose research or clinical practice involves growth and nutrition in early life. (Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, May 2003) ...this book will also provide a fascinating and valuable resource for all healthcare professionals working in the fields of maternal and infant nutrition (Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, No.6, 2003)
Author Information
Jane B. Morgan is the editor of Nutrition in Early Life , published by Wiley. John W. T. Dickerson is the editor of Nutrition in Early Life , published by Wiley.
