Feeding Your Child for Lifelong Health Birth

In this groundbreaking book, two leading pediatric nutritionists--and experienced parents!--introduce exciting new research into "metabolic programming" and make it accessible and practical for every busy parent. Book jacket.

Susan B. Roberts, Ph.D., is Chief of the Energy Metabolism Laboratory at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging and Professor of Nutrition and Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Tufts University. She is an internationally recognized expert on infant and adult nutrition, with research publications on topics including infant nutrient requirements, infant and adult obesity, breast-feeding, nutritional needs of premature infants, and nutrition and aging.

Melvin B. Heyman, M.D., M.P.H., is Professor of Pediatrics and Chief of the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition at the University of California in San Francisco, where he directs an active clinical program. He also directs a research and training program focusing on nutritional treatment of acute and chronic diseases, childhood nutritional requirements, and food allergies.

Lisa Tracy is an editor with The Philadelphia Inquirer and the author of two previous nutrition books.

FOREWORD

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Irwin H. Rosenberg, M.D., Dean, School of Nutrition, Tufts University

part one THE POWER OF FOOD IN YOUR CHILD'S LIFE

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1. METABOLIC PROGRAMMING What It Is, and What It Can Do for Your Child

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Metabolic Programming: The Power of Childhood Feeding

How You Feed Your Child Is Just as Important as What You Feed

Programming Your Child's Future Food Preferences

2. INSIDE YOUR CHILD'S HEAD Why Children Eat the Way They Do--Starting from Day One

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Who Needs Smart Strategies?

Building on Your Child's Instincts

3. THE KEY EIGHT NUTRIENTS

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Fat, Fiber, and Calories

Three Essential Minerals: Iron, Calcium, and Zinc

Folate and B Vitamins (B(6) and B(12))

Antioxidants: Vitamins A, C, and E

What About Supplements?

A Word About Water

part two YOUR BABY ARRIVES

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4. FOOD FOR THOUGHT Preparing to Feed Your New Baby

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Harness Instincts--Your Newborn's and Yours--for a Trouble-free Start

5. BREAST-FEEDING MADE EASY

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Getting Started

From Three Days to Four Weeks

Nutrition and Your Milk Supply

From Four Weeks On

Special Concerns

6. NEW OPTIONS IN FORMULA FEEDING

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Six Formula Types: Which Is Best for Your Baby?

Your Baby's First Feedings

How Much Formula Does Your Baby Need?

Common Problems with Formula Feeding

7. FEEDING A PREMATURE INFANT

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Getting Started Breast-feeding a Premature Infant

Formula Options for Premature Infants

After You Leave the Hospital

part three FOOD TRANSITIONS: FOUR MONTHS TO SIX YEARS

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8. THE FAMILY BALANCING ACT

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Balance for the Whole Family

How Safe Is Our Food?

Vegetarian and Macrobiotic Diets

Foods to Avoid or Strictly Limit

Helping Baby-sitters to Feed Your Child Right

9. FOUR TO TWELVE MONTHS The Big Transition to Solid Food

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Opportunities and Goals

When Should You Start?

Moving on to a Mixed Diet

Smart Strategies for Feeding Babies Four to Twelve Months Old

Common Problems

10. TWELVE TO TWENTY-ONE MONTHS A Nine-month Window of Opportunity

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Opportunities and Goals

What Your Child Eats

Good Foods to Try

Food Traps to Avoid

Smart Strategies for Feeding Toddlers

Common Problems and Frequently Asked Questions

11. TWENTY-ONE MONTHS TO THREE YEARS Feeding Your Terrific "Terrible Two"

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Opportunities and Goals

What to Feed Your Child

Smart Strategies for Keeping a Basically Good Eater on Track

Handling Food Jags and Extreme Fussiness

Coping with Constipation

Common Problems and Frequently Asked Questions

12. THREE TO SIX YEARS Moving into the Outside World

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Meet Your Preschooler, the Social Animal

Opportunities and Goals

What to Feed Your Child

Smart Strategies: Maintaining Great Eating Habits--or Establishing Them

Preschool

Talking About Nutrition and Health

Your Child's Body Image

Frequently Asked Questions

part four FOOD SOLUTIONS FOR COMMON PROBLEMS

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13. FEEDING YOUR SICK CHILD Diarrhea, Vomiting, and Other Common Illnesses

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Diarrhea, Vomiting, and Fever

Colds and Other Illnesses That Primarily Reduce Appetite

Frequently Asked Questions

14. FOOD, SLEEP, AND YOUR BABY

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Encouraging Your Baby to Sleep Through the Night

Getting Your Baby to Sleep

Cow's Milk Sensitivity as a Cause of Chronic Sleep Problems

15. PROBLEMS WITH WEIGHT The Spectrum from Obesity to Anorexia and Bulimia

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Does Your Child Weigh Too Much?

Why Some Children Become Overweight

How to Normalize a Weight Problem

Eating Disorders: Every Child Is at Risk

Frequently Asked Questions

16. ABOUT ALLERGIES, FOOD INTOLERANCES, AND COLIC

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Routine Prevention of Food Allergies

Additional Steps for Allergy Prevention in High-risk Infants

When Your Child Develops a Food Allergy or Intolerance

Colic

Common Problems and Frequently Asked Questions

17. FOOD, HYPERACTIVITY, AND ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER

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Does My Child Have a Problem?

Do Some Foods and Chemicals in Foods Cause Hyperactivity or ADHD?

Your Decision: Will a Special Elimination Diet Help Your Child with ADHD?

APPENDIX 1: Good Food Sources of Key Nutrients

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APPENDIX 2: Growth Charts

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

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INDEX

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Feeding Your Child for Lifelong Health Birth Through Age Six

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