Nutrition and Pediatric Health Professional Organizations & Policy Statements

American Academy of Pediatrics 
      Nutrition-related Policy Statements from AAP:

• Prevention of Pediatric Overweight and Obesity
• Soft Drinks in Schools
• Calcium Requirements of Infants, Children, and Adolescents
• Controveries Concerning Vitamin K and the Newborn
• Vitamin D Intake
• Cholesterol in Childhood
• Folic Acid for the Prevention of Neural Tube Defects
• Identifying and Treating Eating Disorders
• Practical Significance of Lactose Intolerance in Children
• Iron Fortification of Infant Formulas
• Soy Protein-based Formulas: Recommendations For Use in Infant Feeding -
• Hypoallergenic Infant Formulas
• The Use and Misuse of Fruit Juice in Pediatrics
• Breastfeeding and the Use of Human Milk
• Physical Fitness and Activity in Schools
• Recommendations for Using Fluoride to Prevent and Control Dental Caries in the
  United States - MMWR, August 17, 2001
• WIC Program
• Organized Sports for Children and Preadolescents
• Strength Training by Children and Adolescents

• ASCN Public Information (Press Releases)
• FANSA Press Releases(FANSA is a partnership of four professional societies whose members have joined forces to speak with one voice on food and nutrition issues).

American Society for Nutritional Science (ASNS) 
American School Food Service Association 
International Food Information Council -- Great resource for food and nutrition information

Links to Nutrition-related Professional Journals

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 
Journal of Nutrition 
Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) 
Nature 
New England Journal of Medicine 
Pediatrics 
Science 
Scientific American 
The Lancet 

PubMed -- Powerful search engine for medical and other health-related professional journals

Library Links

Houston Academy of Medicine/Texas Medical Center Library 
National Agriculture Library 
US National Library of Medicineplus (NML) 

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