This volume compiles summaries from studies on pediatric nutrition and growth published by nutrition and growth specialists in journals between July 2016 and June 2017, detailing their background, methods, results, and conclusions, with editorial comments that evaluate the clinical importance of each study and its application. They address growth physiology; childhood and young adulthood obesity, metabolic syndrome, and nutrition; nutrition in term and preterm infants; cognition, neurodevelopment, and nutrition; nutrition and growth in chronic disease; early nutrition and its effect on growth, body composition, and later obesity; malnutrition and catch-up growth during childhood and puberty; the impact of maternal nutrition on intrauterine fetal growth; and stunting rates in developing countries. Annotation ©2018 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
