Academy Of Nutrition And Dietetics Pocket Guide To Pediatric Weight Management

Includes assessment tools, intervention strategies, effective counseling approaches, monitoring and evaluation techniques, and prevention plans. Appendices with an assortment of formulas, assessment methodologies, and professional resources make this a ""must-own"" pocket guide for the pediatric practitioner.

This on-the-go reference blends the most current recommendations as well as evidence-based guidelines for working with children and adolescents with overweight and obesity issues. Most recent recommendations from pediatric experts regarding screenings, assessment and treatment for overweight youths. Update on most current overweight prevention strategies and resources available. Handy appendixes with charts, tables and forms make for quick, easy reference.

"This fully updated third edition serves as a snapshot of the most current literature to support the nutrition care of patients before and after undergoing metabolic and bariatric surgery. Evidence-based practices are featured throughout, along with the latest recommendations for working with complex patients, including kidney disease, diabetes, pregnancy, and nutritional deficiencies. Both the RDN new to bariatric surgery practice and the experienced practitioner will find this to be an indispensable reference. Highlights of updates for this new edition include: Descriptions of single anastomosis procedures, and inclusion of the biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch Reviews of more liberal diet progression options and nutrition-related enhanced recovery interventions Expanded coverage of metabolic and bariatric surgery in adolescents A full chapter devoted to endoscopic weight loss therapies: balloons, aspiration therapies, and revisional procedures performed endoscopically Easy-to-interpret tables of vitamin and mineral supplementation and biochemical surveillance A new appendix covering nutrition counseling and education tools"--

This evidence-based tool is a comprehensive guide to nutrition assessment and nutrient requirements of infants and children - from birth to 18 years of age. Screening and risk assessment, anthropometric assessment, health history and development, diet and feeding assessment, assessment of the family environment, and macronutrient and micronutrient requirements are covered. Includes the most recent recommendations of the Expert Committee on the Assessment, Prevention and Treatment of Child and Adolescent Overweight and Obesity.

"The Essential Pocket Guide for Clinical Nutrition is a quick-reference guide for dietitians, students, and other health professionals actively engaged in clinical nutrition, providing them with immediate access to evidence-based information on nutritional assessment, nutrition support, and nutrition considerations for specific diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and pulmonary disease. Using the latest nutritional guidelines, the authors utilize a consistent chapter format that includes sections on disease process, treatment and nutritional intervention, and patient education, making it easy to find relevant information"--

This addition to the British Dietetic Association Advanced Nutrition and Dietetics book series is written for clinicians and researchers who work with any aspect of obesity and its comorbid conditions. Featuring contributions from leading researchers and practitioners from around the globe Advanced Nutrition and Dietetics in Obesity offers a uniquely international perspective on what has become a worldwide public health crisis. Chapters cover a full range of new ideas and research on the underlying drivers of obesity in populations including discussions on the genetic and clinical aspects of obesity, along with expert recommendations on how to effectively manage and prevent this chronic and persistent disease. Providing a comprehensive overview of the key literature in this field, Advanced Nutrition and Dietetics in Obesity is an invaluable resource for all those whose work should or does embrace any aspect of obesity.