RT Book, Section
A1 Kirby, Margaret
A1 Goday, Praveen S.
A2 Rudolph, Colin D.
A2 Rudolph, Abraham M.
A2 Lister, George E.
A2 First, Lewis R.
A2 Gershon, Anne A.
SR Print(0)
ID 6732956
T1 Chapter 27. Nutritional Issues: Toddler to Adolescent
T2 Rudolph's Pediatrics, 22e
YR 2011
FD 2011
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-149723-7
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=6732956
RD 2024/04/24
AB The  rate  of  physical  growth  during  the  toddler,  preschool,  and  childhood  years  slows  substantially  when  compared  to  the  growth  rate  of  an  infant.  A  growth  spurt  that  requires  large  increases  in  caloric  intake  occurs  at  puberty.  Nutrient  needs  vary  accordingly  and  substantially,  as  outlined  in  the  dietary  reference  intakes  (DRIs)  for  various  age  ranges  (Chapter  23,  eTable  23.1).  Calorie  needs  have  the  greatest  variability.  The  DRIs  for  energy  for  1  to  2  years  of  age  are  based  on  age  and  weight,  while  those  after  3  years  include  allowances  for  gender,  height,  and  physical  activity  (Chapter  23,  eTables  23.1  and  23.2).  The  general  guidelines  must  be  adjusted  to  account  for  individual  variation  in  body  size,  stage  of  growth,  physical  activity,  and  state  of  health  or  illness.