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Osteoporosis in children -- Prevention.
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Bones -- Growth.
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Nutrition.
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| Descript |
xix, 221 p. : ill. |
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Why does bone health in children matter, and what are the key players in bone health? Why does bone health in children matter? Key players in bone health Calcium Vitamin D Phosphorus Protein How do we identify and quantify dietary requirements? The language of dietary requirements Guideline development: The Institute of Medicine (IOM) The IOM process Other approaches to dietary guidelines How can we compare these dietary guideline terms to recommendations such as those of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)? If an adolescent consumes 1290 mg per day of calcium and the guidelines say they should get 1300 mg per day, is this a real problem? Nutritional status markers Vitamin D levels Interpreting serum 25(OH)D levels Infants Rickets: A historical perspective Rickets: Clinical features and X-ray findings Premature infants Feeding premature babies after they go home Full-term infants What are the recommendations for calcium and vitamin D in healthy full-term infants in the first 6 months of life? The second 6 months of life and early signs of rickets What should be done? Toddlers (children younger than 4 years of age) Calcium and the recommended dietary allowance (RDA) What do children eat? Vitamin D Rickets in toddlers How to achieve vitamin D intakes in toddlers Other nutrients Early school-age children (ages 4 to 8) Should a healthy child have a routine or annual measurement of his serum vitamin D (25(OH)D) level? Bone density measurements and children How do you make sure a school-age child is getting enough vitamin D and calcium? Adolescents What happens to bone and when does it happen? What drives bone mineralization during puberty and what is meant by peak bone mass ? Amount and source of calcium and vitamin D in adolescent diets The role of exercise in bone health Pregnancy and lactation Fetal bone mineralization Lactation physiology Calcium and vitamin D in pregnancy and perinatal outcomes Teenage pregnancy and lactation Children with chronic illnesses Juvenile arthritis Leukemia Cystic fibrosis Summary related to bone health and chronic illnesses Myths and realities of calcium intake in children: Can't we just fortify all our foods? Are there any harmful effects from consuming soda related to bone health? What is the most calcium that should be in the diet or taken from supplements by children and adolescents? How do food companies decide what foods to fortify with calcium and bone-related nutrients? How do they decide how much to add? The technical side of fortifying foods The cost of the fortificant The target population for the product, especially if there are age-group related regulatory rules involved in the fortification Marketing of the products Safety concerns Label claims National food policies The X factor Myths and realities of vitamin D intake in children Sunshine and vitamin D Skin color and calcium and vitamin D Why don't we just megadose with all the bone-related vitamins and minerals such as vitamin D? What makes doctors and dietitians reluctant to do so? Vitamin D toxicity Beyond bone health: Vitamin D Vitamin D and influenza Vitamin D in children: Autism Putting it all together: Bone health as part of good nutrition for infants and children Summary: Infants Summary: Toddlers Summary: Early school-age children (ages 4-8) Summary: Adolescents Summary: Maternal nutrition Unanswered questions: How do we conduct and publicize good nutritional research? How do we publicize the study results once we are done? Measuring calcium absorption: How is it really done? Mass balance studies The development of radioactive calcium studies Stable isotope studies of calcium absorption Global research of calcium metabolism using stable isotopes A historical note regarding calcium stable isotope studies How can a registered dietitian evaluate calcium intake for research studies? Summary ideas related to research studies in this area Programming and genetics Does milk make a child grow tall? Frequently asked questions Index |
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3 concurrent users. UkHlHU |
| Alt author |
Hawthorne, Keli M.
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| ISBN |
9781439849279 (e-book) |
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