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COMMITTEE
ON NUTRITION About
the Committee Announcements
- New Cholesterol Screening and Treatment Recommendations - The AAP has issued new cholesterol screening and treatment recommendations for children. The policy statement, "Lipid Screening and Cardiovascular Health in Childhood," has garnered considerable attention from the press and medical community. The report reaffirms the need for prevention of cardiovascular disease by following Dietary Guidelines for Americans and increasing physical activity and also includes a review of the pharmacologic agents and indications for treating dyslipidemia in children.
- Call
for 2009 AAP Samuel J. Fomon Nutrition Award Nominations
- March 11, 2009
NEW!! Policy Statements and Clinical Reports
Handbooks
and Brochures - Pediatric
Nutrition Handbook, 5th Edition
Publication of Pediatric Nutrition Handbook 6th Edition, anticipated in October 2008
Other
Resources
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