Handbook of Pediatric Nutrition, Third Edition is a comprehensive resource covering all aspects of pediatric nutrition. It covers the latest clinical research, accepted practice protocols, and study of the normal child from preconception through adolescence. Commonly used by dietetic practitioners studying for their Pediatric Specialty exams, this new 3rd edition is considered the last word in pediatric nutrition. New, expanded topics include: preconception and prenatal nutrition, vegetarian diets (birth through adolescence), obesity to eating disorders, the newest diabetes guidelines, polycystic ovary and metabolic syndromes, transplant nutrition concerns, and botanicals. The Appendix section is totally revised with the NEW NCHS growth charts, 2005 USDA dietary guidelines and revised Tanner stages of sexual development.