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Making Peace at the Table and Building Healthy Eating Habits For Life -- The Official, Complete Home Reference; Edited by William H. Dietz, MD, PhD, FAAP and Loraine Stern, MD, FAAP

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CHICAGO, Jan. 8, 1999 -- The real challenge for parents is not simply being aware of the right foods to feed their children, it's getting the children to eat those foods. "The American Academy of Pediatrics Guide to Your Child's Nutrition: Making Peace at the Table and Building Healthy Eating Habits for Life," edited by William H. Dietz, MD, PhD, FAAP and Loraine Stern, MD, FAAP (Villard/Publication Date: January 12,1999/$23.00), is an essential resource that gives parents all the information and strategies they need to take care of the dietary requirements of children, from birth through adolescence.

Filled with charts and organized in an easy-to-follow manner, this accessible and invaluable guide places special emphasis on problem solving and helps parents in planning healthy menus easily, battling the junk-food pressures of today's world and making mealtime an important time for the whole family. In addition, the "Guide to Your Child's Nutrition" covers such topics as:

• How to deal with outside influences, such as TV commercials, child-care providers, and baby-sitters;
  
  
• What's best for newborns and advice on introducing solid foods;
  
  
• Nutrition basics for toddlers, school-age children and adolescents;
  
  
• Recognizing and treating eating disorders;
  
  
• Identifying food allergies and dealing with special dietary needs;
  
  
• Alternative diets and supplements;
  
  
• A look at food safety and additives; and
  
  
• How to tell if a child is too fat ... too thin ... or too short.
  
  

The American Academy of Pediatrics is the most respected authority on child and adolescent health in America, and the "Guide to Your Child's Nutrition" is an indispensable home reference for every parent.

About the authors

William H. Dietz, MD, PhD, FAAP, is Director of the Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta.

Loraine Stern, MD, FAAP, is Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the UCLA School of Medicine and is a regular contributor to Woman's Day.

Previous AAP books include the "Guide to Your Child's Symptoms" (available in paperback for the first time in January 1999 from Villard) and "Caring for Your Baby and Young Child." The AAP is headquartered in Elk Grove Village, Illinois.

"American Academy of Pediatrics Guide to Your Child's Nutrition"
William H. Dietz, MD, PhD, FAAP and Loraine Stern, MD, FAAP
Villard Books
Publication Date; January 12, 1999
256 Pages/$23.00
ISBN: 0-375-50187-8

The American Academy of Pediatrics is an organization of more than 55,000 primary care pediatricians, pediatric medical subspecialists, and pediatric surgical specialists dedicated to the health, safety, and well-being of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults.

Web site: http: //www.aap.org

CONTACT: Heather Cunningham, 847-981-7131, or Phyllis Banks, 847-981-7084, both of the American Academy of Pediatrics