Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition in Clinical Practice

Covers endocopic procedures and common surgical operations of the gastrointestinal tract and liver!

Contains an overview of nutrition for normal and sick pediatric patients!

Examines the supply, digestion, absorption, and metabolic utilization of lipids and their importance for growth, body composition, health, and well-being!

Describing early detection and therapeutic approaches to hyperlipidemias in children and young adults, Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition in Clinical Practice

reveals the latest findings on protein and calcium requirements

presents new information on specific nutrients used preferentially by the gut

supplies the rationale for the exclusive use of human milk in breastfeeding infants

explains the use of nucleotides in infant formulas and the emerging benefits of probiotics

offers an overview of recent research and clinical experience in the enteral nutrition of premature infants

details diagnoses and therapies for infants and children with severe feeding problems

gives critical insight into intravenous nutrition

considers the digestive enzymes and transporter proteins needed to absorb carbohydrates as well as the consequences of their deficiencies

Addressing nutritional, metabolic, and mechanistic aspects of protein, Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition in Clinical Practice is a comprehensive reference for pediatricians; pediatric gastroenterologists, hepatologists, and nutritionists; molecular biologists; geneticists; neonatologists; pathologists; and medical students in these disciplines.