Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Pocket Guide to Pediatric Weight Management, Second Edition

This pocket guide integrates evidence-based guidelines into individualized nutrition care with practical and realistic advice for working with children and adolescents with overweight and obesity issues. This resource prioritizes interventions that reduce the risk of immediate and future health complications.

Sections include:
-Pediatric overweight and obesity: trends and consequences
-Intensive interventions for obese children and obese adolescents
-Nutrition monitoring and evaluation
-Dietary reference intakes: estimated energy requirements

Updated with the latest pediatric weight management nutrition practice guidelines, this guide focuses on clinical care following the Nutrition Care Process. Addresses intensive interventions, counseling and behavior change strategies.