- Every newborn needs a special and different nature of


care and no two children are alike in any circumstances


including normal low birth weight babies and others


who are treated with special health care needs


- Starting with basic requirements of nutrients at different


ages and assessment of nutritional status, the book


covers essential aspects like diet surveys, functions of


different nutrients and result of the deficiencies in a


growing child


- Includes information on construction of age specific


diets and finally how to feed children with different


nutritional disorders like anemia, obesity, chronic


diarrhea, food allergies etc.