Children and young people.

Format:

Book

Series:

Nutrition & Food Science ; 36, no. 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Child development.

Children--Nutrition.

Children.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (104 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bradford, England : Emerald Group Publishing, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Good nutrition is of fundamental importance in children and adolescents and impacts not only on well-being but also on future health. This e-book explores dietary intake and attitudes to food during these formative years. International research papers and case studies cover, amongst other topics: awareness and knowledge of nutritional issues; vitamin and mineral intake; school meals; body image and food intolerance

Contents:

Cover; CONTENTS; EDITORIAL BOARD; Editorial; Gaps in the awareness of current nutrition issues as dependent on age; Prevalence of dieting, overweight, body image satisfaction and associated psychological problems in adolescent boys; Generating effective change in school meals: a case study; Breakfast frequency and fruit and vegetable consumption in Belgian adolescents; Impact of household food security and nutrition programme on the nutritional status of children in Oyo state, Nigeria; Habitual dietary calcium intake and body weight in 7–10 year old children

Nutritional knowledge and dietary intakes of young professional football playersProbiotic acidophilus milk for infants and children; Cultured milk products for lactose-intolerant recipients; Food facts; Book reviews; Conference reports;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-280-73754-9

9786610737543

1-84663-171-8

OCLC:

99933489

Publisher Number:

9781846631702