For dietitians, dietetic technicians, nutritionists, pediatricians, nurses, and students, Samour (nutrition services and dietetic internship program, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center) and King, a private practitioner, offer a textbook of 21 chapters by dietitians, nutritionists, and pediatricians on nutrition guidelines for children from preconception through adolescence, including assessment, normal growth, food hypersensitivities, weight management, genetic screening and nutrition management, inborn errors, developmental disabilities, enteral nutrition, acute medical conditions, cardiac and pulmonary issues, and other diseases. This fourth edition contains new case studies, new information on preconceptional care, new guidelines for weight gain during pregnancy, and discussion of alternative therapies. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)