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The aim of these downloadable Factsheets is to provide evidence-based information and best-practice guidance on the feeding and nutrition of children aged one to three years.
Each Factsheet contains a discussion of the topic in question, a summary of key learning points, and a `Guidance & Tips for Parents` page that can be downloaded as a seperate sheet and used to complement face-to-face advice.
The Factsheets are designed to be practical, working tools for health visitors, nursery nurses and other healthcare professionals who interact regularly with toddlers and their parents.
The series covers four main areas:
1. Healthy Eating for Toddlers (1-3 years)
1.1 - Healthy Eating for Toddlers
1.2 - Combining Food for a Balanced Diet
1.1i - Nutrients: Functions, Sources & Requirements2. How the Developmental Stages Affect Nutrition in Toddlers
2.1 - Why Toddlers Refuse Food
2.2 - How to Manage Simple Faddy Eating in Toddlers
2.3 - Understanding and Managing Extreme Food Refusal in Toddlers3. Growth
3.1 - Growth and its Measurement
3.3 - Overweight and Obesity4. Nutritional Problems in Toddlers
4.1 - Common Nutritional Problems in Toddlers
4.2 - An Introduction to Food Hypersensitivity
4.3 - General Guidelines on the Management of Food Hypersensitivity
We are developing further Factsheets and anticipate that the collection will eventually number over 25. Selection of topics is based on a survey of healthcare professionals: Toddler HCP U&A Study by TNS Healthcare. Jan-Mar 2005