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Nutrition Pre- and Postnatal Development

The science of nutrition has advanced beyond expectation since Antoine La­ voisier as early as the 18th century showed that oxygen was necessary to change nutrients in foods to compounds which would become a part of the human body. He was also the first to measure metabolism and to show that oxidati...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Winick, M. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer US 1979, 1979
Edition:1st ed. 1979
Series:Human Nutrition, A Comprehensive Treatise
Subjects:
Nutrition   
Nutrition
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1 Nutrition and Metabolic Development in Mammals
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Fetal Period
  • 3. Perinatal Period
  • 4. Suckling Period
  • 5. Weaning Period
  • 6. Permanent Effects of Early Nutritional Changes
  • 7. Summary
  • 8. References
  • 9. Recommended Reading
  • 2 Malnutrition and Mental Development
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Animal Studies
  • 3. Human Studies
  • 4. References
  • 3 Nutrition and Cellular Growth
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Normal Cellular Growth
  • 3. Effect of Diet on Cellular Growth
  • 4. References
  • 4 Nutrition and Brain Neurotransmitters
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Basic Neurobiology
  • 3. Nutrition and the Brain
  • 4. Implications of Precursor Control of Brain Neurotransmitter Synthesis and Release
  • 5. References
  • 5 Nutrition and Pregnancy
  • 1. Maternal-Fetal Exchange
  • 2. Nutrition and Growth of the Human Conceptus
  • 3. Nutrition and Growth of the Conceptus in Animal Models
  • 4. Effects of Specific Deficiencies on Fetal Growth
  • 5. References
  • 4. Protein-Calorie Malnutrition and Dental Caries
  • 5. Conclusions
  • 6. References
  • 12 Pediatric Nutrition: Potential Relationship to the Development of Atherosclerosis
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Anatomic Studies: Pediatric Precursors of Mature Atherosclerotic Lesions
  • 3. Distribution of Serum Lipids in Children
  • 4. Childhood Diet and Serum Lipids
  • 5. Neonatal and Infantile Cholesterol Levels and Their Relationship to Diet
  • 6. Longitudinal Effects of Infant Feeding on Plasma Cholesterol Levels
  • 7. Nutritional Approaches to Treatment of Pediatric Familial Hyperlipoproteinemias
  • 8. Obesity
  • 9. Hypertension
  • 10. Safety and Nutritional Adequacy of Fat- and Cholesterol-Modified Diets
  • 11. Conclusion
  • 12. References
  • 13 Iron Deficiency:Behavior and Brain Biochemistry
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Basic Aspects of Iron Metabolism and the Physiology of Anemia
  • 3. The Prevalence of Iron Deficiency
  • 6 Early Infant Nutrition: Breast Feeding
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Fetus
  • 3. Exterogestate Fetus
  • 4. Transitional Period
  • 5. Conclusions
  • 6. References
  • 7 Early Infant Nutrition: Bottle Feeding
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Nutritional Requirements
  • 3. Special Formulas
  • 4. Feeding Regimens
  • 5. Solid Feedings
  • 6. Summary
  • 7. References
  • 8 Malnutrition, Learning, and Animal Models of Cognition
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Techniques for Producing Early Malnutrition in Animals
  • 3. Behavior Effects of Malnutrition in the Young Animal
  • 4. Learning and Motivation
  • 5. Concurrent Effects of Protein and Calorie Malnutrition on Stimulus-Response Learning
  • 6. Concurrent Effects of Protein Malnutrition on Complex Stimulus-Response Learning
  • 7. Long-Term Effects of Early Malnutrition on Simple Stimulus-Response Learning Following Rehabilitation
  • 8. Long-Term Effects of Early Malnutrition on Hebb-Williams Maze Learning
  • 9. Long-Term Effects of Early Malnutrition on Emotional Reactivity.
  • 10. Malnutrition and Functional Isolation
  • 11. Mechanisms Through Which Malnutrition May Produce ‘‘Functional Isolation”
  • 12. Implications of an Animal Model for Human Cognitive Development
  • 13. References
  • 9 Nutrition and Mental Development in Children
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The INCAP Study
  • 3. Results
  • 4. Discussion
  • 5. References
  • 10 Malnutrition and Infection
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Perspective from the Developing Nations
  • 3. Perspective from the Industrialized Nations
  • 4. Effects of Infection on Nutritional Status
  • 5. Effects of Malnutrition on Susceptibility and Response to Infection..
  • 6. Iron Deficiency
  • 7. Vitamin A Deficiency
  • 8. Diarrheal Disease
  • 9. Vaccination in Malnutrition
  • 10. References
  • 11 Nutrition in Dental Development and Disease
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Amelogenesis and Chronology of Human Teeth Eruption
  • 3. Dental Dysiplasias and Malnutrition
  • 4. Developmental and Ecological Factors in the Impact of Nutritional and Other Insuhs on Cognition
  • 5. Iron Deficiency and Behavior
  • 6. Biochemical Substrates for Behavioral Derangements
  • 7. Conclusion
  • 8. References
  • 14 Inborn Errors of Metabolism
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The Basic Formula
  • 3. The Progression to More Normal Foods
  • 4. Monitoring Treatment
  • 5. The Team Approach
  • 6. References
  • 15 Nutritional In-Hospital Management of Chronic Diarrhea in Children
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Diagnosis
  • 3. Nutritional Treatment
  • 4. Intravenous Sugar Feeding
  • 5. Artificial Oral Diets
  • 6. Medium-Chain Triglyceride Formulas
  • 7. Carbohydrate-Free Diets
  • 8. Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN)
  • 9. Summary
  • 10. References

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