本书作者为美国著名的儿科膳食专家、营养师和医生，介绍了许多从护理第一线得来的知识。本书分为两部分。第一部分为正常儿童的营养和生长，介绍了儿童的生长、生长评价、各生长期的营养要求等。第二部分为儿童临床营养，介绍了患先天性疾病和其他一些重要疾病的儿童的临床营养护理。本书提供了大量的图表和范例，具有很高的实用价值。我们将此书介绍给国内读者，有助于我国一般儿童的父母加强对儿童营养需求和供应方面的认识，帮助他们处理好儿童喂养和护理方面的各种问题，促进儿童的健康成长。本书还可以为儿科医生和患儿家长提供参考。（The author of this book is a famous pediatric diet expert, dietitian and doctor in the United States. Comprising two parts, this book introduces a lot of knowledge from the first line of nursing. The first part is about normal children's nutrition and growth, introducing children's growth, growth evaluation and nutritional requirements in various growth periods. The second part focuses on the clinical nutrition of children, introducing clinical nutrition care for children with congenital diseases and other important diseases. This book provides a large number of charts and examples, with high practical value. We introduce this book to domestic readers to help Chinese parents strengthen their awareness of children's nutrition needs and supply and deal with children's feeding and nursing problems so as to promote healthy growth of children. This book can also provide a reference for pediatricians and parents of children patients. ）