[PHNUTR-L] new book on adolescent nutrition available online

[Jamie Stang, PhD, MPH, RD]

The Leadership Education and Training Program in Maternal and Child 
Nutrition is pleased to announce the availability of a new book on 
adolescent nutrition. The book, Guidelines for Adolescent Nutrition 
Services, is available online at our website, 
www.epi.umn.edu/let/pubs. Guidelines for Adolescent Nutrition 
Services is a comprehensive overview of nutrition issues of teens. 
Some of the topics discussed in the book include: physical and 
psychosocial development, obesity, diabetes, hypertension, 
hyperlipidemia, eating disorders, sports nutrition and children with 
special health care needs. 

Guidelines for Adolescent Nutrition Services is a collaborative 
effort by registered dietitians from a variety of MCH training 
programs including Leadership Education in Adolescent Health, 
Pediatric Pulmonary Centers, Leadership Education in 
Neurodevelopmental Disabilities and Nutrition Training programs. This 
book was developed through funding from the Health Resources and 
Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau and is 
available free of charge. 

Also available for purchase or download is the book Nutrition and the 
Pregnant Adolescent: A Practical Reference Guide. 

If you have any questions or comments about these publications or if 
you would like permission to utilize any information from these 
publications, you may contact Jamie Stang, PhD, MPH, RD at 
stang at epi.umn.edu.