Synopses & Reviews
This book covers nutritional needs over the entire life span, from prenatal to elder years. It focuses on nutrition during pregnancy, infancy, childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. Each life span section features a specialized topic for focus, such as weight control for early adulthood, disease prevention for middle adulthood, and managing the aging process for older adulthood.
About the Author
Sharon Rady Rolfes received her M.S. in nutrition and food science from Florida State University. She is a founding member of Nutrition and Health Associates, an information resource center that maintains a research database on over 1,000 nutrition-related topics. Her other publications include the college textbooks UNDERSTANDING NUTRITION and NUTRITION FOR HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE and the NUTRITION INTERACTIVE CD-ROM. In addition to writing, she occasionally teaches at Florida State University and serves as a consultant for various educational projects. Her volunteer work includes serving on the board of Working Well, a community initiative dedicated to creating a healthy workforce. She maintains her registration as a dietitian and membership with the American Dietetic Association.Linda Kelly DeBruyne, MS, RD received her BS in 1980 and her MS in 1982 in nutrition and food science at Florida State University. She is a founding member of Nutrition and Health Associates, an information resource center in Tallahassee, Florida, where her specialty areas are life cycle nutrition and fitness. Her other publications include the textbooks NUTRITION AND DIET THERAPY, LIFE SPAN NUTRITION: CONCEPTION THROUGH LIFE, HEALTH: MAKING LIFE CHOICES, and the multimedia CD-ROM NUTRITION INTERACTIVE. As a consultant for a group of Tallahassee pediatricians, she teaches infant nutrition classes to parents. She is a member of the American Dietetic Association.Ellie Whitney, PH.D., received her B.A. in Biology from Radcliffe College in 1960 and her Ph.D. in Biology from Washington University, St. Louis, in 1970. Formerly on the faculty at Florida State University and a dietitian registered with the American Dietetic Association, she now devotes full time to research, writing, and consulting in nutrition, health, and environmental issues. Her earlier publications include articles in SCIENCE, GENETICS, and other journals. Her textbooks include NUTRITION CONCEPTS AND CONTROVERSIES, TENTH EDITION; UNDERSTANDING NUTRITION, ELEVENTH EDITION; UNDERSTANDING NORMAL AND CLINICAL NUTRITION, SEVENTH EDITION; and NUTRITION AND DIET THERAPY, SEVENTH EDITION, all with Thomson Wadsworth. She also recently co-authored PRICELESS FLORIDA (Pineapple Press), a comprehensive text examining the ecosystems in her home state. Her additional interests include energy conservation, solar energy use, alternatively fueled vehicles, and ecosystem restoration.
Table of Contents
1. Nutrition Overview. Prelude to Pregnancy. 2. Nutrition during Pregnancy. Focal Point A: An Overview of Inheritance and Conception. Focal Point B: Medical Disorders during Pregnancy. 3. High-Risk Pregnancies. Focal Point: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. 4. Breast Milk, Formula, and Lactation. Focal Point: How to Feed Infants. 5. Nutrition during Infancy. Focal Point A: Nutrition for High-Risk Infants. Focal Point B: Iron Deficiency and Behavior. Focal Point C: Inborn Errors of Metabolism. 6. Nutrition during Childhood. Focal Point A: Lead Toxicity. Focal Point B: Nutrition Care of Sick Infants and Children. Focal Point C: Developing Healthy Habits. 7. Nutrition during Adolescence. Focal Point A: Eating Disorders. Focal Point B: The Menstrual Cycle. 8. Nutrition during Early Adulthood. Focal Point: Nutrition and Conception. 9. Nutrition during Middle Adulthood. Focal Point: Alcohol and Nutrition. 10. Nutrition during Late Adulthood. Focal Point: Nutrient-Drug Interactions.