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Nutrition of normal infants /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fomon, Samuel J., 1923-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: St. Louis : Mosby, [1993]
Subjects:
Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena.
Table of Contents:
  • Infant feeding and evolution
  • History
  • Trends in infant feeding since 1950
  • Size and growth
  • Estimated requirements and recommended dietary intakes
  • Water and renal solute load
  • Energy
  • Protein
  • Fat
  • Carbohydrate
  • Calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, and sulfur
  • Sodium, chloride, and potassium
  • Introduction to the micronutrients
  • Iron
  • Zinc, copper, and manganese
  • Selenium, molybdenum, cobalt, and chromium
  • Iodine
  • Fluoride
  • Vitamin A and the carotenoids
  • Vitamin D
  • Vitamin E
  • Vitamin K
  • Vitamin C
  • B vitamins and choline
  • Antigen-antibody interactions and adverse reactions to food
  • Human milk and breast feeding
  • Infant formulas
  • Cow milk and beikost
  • Recommendations for feeding normal infants.