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Hodder Arnold Adolescent Nutrition Assessment And Management 1996 Edition by Vaughn Rickert
This is a nutritional reference in the area of adolescent health. It focuses on nutritional requirements that are unique to this developmental period (12-21 years), clinically useful assessment strategies, and management strategies to enhance the nutritional status of adolescents. Sections cover: developmental factors, such as exercise and fitness; competetive athletics; diets; psychosocial concerns, including body image; eating disorders; pregnant teenagers and groups with other special needs; chronic diseases, including AIDS; and nutritional assessment and management strategies for surgical procedures, including organ transplants and plastic surgery.