The Clinician's Guide to Pediatric Nutrition

Natalie D. Muth, MD, MPH, RDN, FACSM, FAAP is a primary care pediatrician and registered dietitian at Children's Primary Care Medical Group (CPCMG) in Carlsbad, CA, where she is also the founder and director of the CPCMG W.E.L.L. healthy living and nutrition clinic. She also is an adjunct assistant professor at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Fielding School of Public Health where she teaches an undergraduate nutrition course, and she is a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers. Dr Muth has published over 100 articles, book chapters, and books, including Family Fit Plan: A 30-Day Wellness Transformation (American Academy of Pediatrics, 2019), The Picky Eater Project: 6 Weeks to Healthier, Happier Family Mealtimes (American Academy of Pediatrics, 2016), the textbook Sports Nutrition for Allied Health Professionals (F.A. Davis, 2019), Coaching Behavior Change (American Council on Exercise, 2014), the ACE Fitness Nutrition Manual (American Council on Exercise, 2013), and Eat Your Vegetables! and Other Mistakes Parents Make: Redefining How to Raise Healthy Eaters (Healthy Learning, 2012). She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology and physiological science from UCLA, and a Master of Public Health and Medical Doctor degree from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. Mary Saph Tanaka, MD, MS, FAAP is a pediatrician at Children's Primary Medical Group (CPCMG) in Carlsbad, California. After graduating with honors from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in mass communications, she received her graduate degree in complementary and alternative medicine at Georgetown University. Dr Tanaka received her medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine. She completed her internship and pediatric residency at UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital, Community Health and Advocacy Training track (CHAT), and was recruited to stay as chief resident. As a military spouse, Dr Tanaka travelled around the country and practiced at Dayton Children's Hospital in Ohio and Sacred Heart Pediatric Clinic and Eglin Air Force Base in northwestern Florida before settling in the San Diego area. In addition to her pediatric practice, Dr Tanaka helps families improve their health and wellness in the CPCMG W.E.L.L. Clinic. With her medical and nutrition expertise combined with her passion for cooking, Dr. Tanaka serves as the W.E.L.L Clinic's culinary medicine expert. To help families learn how to prepare delicious and healthy meals, she created a virtual teaching kitchen curriculum where she shares cooking techniques and demonstrates recipes. Dr Tanaka has developed multiple child-friendly recipes for numerous publications and loves testing new dishes with her 2 sons and husband.

Introduction Part 1 Nutrition Essentials Chapter 1 Dietary Reference Intakes Chapter 2 Carbohydrates Chapter 3 Protein Chapter 4 Fats Chapter 5 Vitamins Chapter 6 Minerals Chapter 7 Water and Hydration Part 2 Nutritional Assessment Chapter 8 Anthropometrics Chapter 9 Clinical and Biochemical Evaluation Chapter 10 Dietary and Social History Part 3 Nutritional Counseling Chapter 11 The Dietary Guidelines and Principles of Healthy Eating Chapter 12 Healthy Eating Plans Chapter 13 Culinary Medicine and Strategies for Healthy Eating Chapter 14 Theories of Behavior Change and Motivational Interviewing Chapter 15 SMART Goals and Action Plans Part 4 Nutrition Prescription Chapter 16 Nutrition in Infancy Chapter 17 Nutrition in Childhood and Adolescence Chapter 18 Sports and Athletic Performance Chapter 19 Mental Health, Behavioral, and Developmental Conditions Chapter 20 Obesity and Related Comorbidities Chapter 21 Nutrition for Common Gastrointestinal, Autoimmune, and Inflammatory Conditions Part 5 Frequently Asked Questions, Case Studies, and Recipes Frequently Asked Questions Case Studies Recipes Appendix: The Dietary Reference Intake Tables Index