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Principles of Nutrition for Dietary Personnel - Part II

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Explore nutrition principles through the stages of the life cycle, including pregnancy, childhood, and adulthood.

Through this continuing education course, you will review the:

• The appropriate diet for pregnancy, including the increased nutrient needs, the recommended weight gains, and the need for nutritional supplements.
• Nutrition as it impacts the process of growth and development and how nutritional needs are affected by growth.
• The special nutrient needs of infants, children, and adolescents and how to manage common food-related issues so that children obtain optimal nutritional support.
• The nutrient needs of healthy adults and the role individual nutrients may play in preventing the development of diseases such as obesity, cardiovascular disease, and osteoporosis.