Robert Drewett (University of Durham)

The Nutritional Psychology of Childhood

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A comprehensive overview of key areas relating to the development of eating and food intake and effects of nutrition on the psychological development of children. Drawing on research from developing and industrialized countries, this book will be of interest to students, researchers and professionals in psychology, nutrition and child health.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 298
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Mai 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 152mm x 227mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 486g
• ISBN-13: 9780521535106
• ISBN-10: 0521535107
• Artikelnr.: 23184364

Autorenporträt

Robert Drewett is Reader in Psychology in the Department of Psychology at the University of Durham. He has worked extensively on the psychological aspects of nutrition in childhood in the UK, Northern Thailand and South-West Ethiopia on projects funded by the MRC, Wellcome Trust, NHS R&D, the Rockefeller Foundation and UNICEF.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
2. The development of feeding behaviour: infancy
3. The development of feeding behaviour: from weaning onwards
4. Born too small or born too soon
5. Nutritional deficiencies
6. Nutritional aspects of some physical illnesses
7. Failure to thrive
8. Adiposity and obesity
9. Adolescence and the eating disorders
10. Some final thoughts.