“Recommended Dietary Allowance.” A detailed definition, from the Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence, of the Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA).

“The Food Guide Pyramid for Young Children.” PDF files from the U.S. Department of Agriculture about using the Food Guide Pyramid with children ages 2 through 6 years.

“Protein Energy Malnutrition.” Information on symptoms and effects, from Growing Well.

“Healthy Food Choices: 6 to 12 Years” and “Healthy Food Choices: 2 to 5 Years,” respectively. Guidelines from the American Medical Association.

“Iron Deficiency in Children: A Comprehensive Management Guide.” From the Australian Iron Status Advisory Panel.

“Vegetarian Diets for Children: Right from the Start.” From the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine.

“Growing Vegans: Birth through Adolescence.” Tips for feeding vegan children, excerpted from the book Becoming Vegan (September 2000) by Brenda Davis and Vesanto Melina.

“The Elimination Diet Program.” Helpful and practical information from The Allergy Connection.

A thorough discussion of the Feingold Association Elimination Diet.

“Some Research on ADD/ADHD.” A collection of articles about diet and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) compiled by the Feingold Association of the United States.

“Failure to Thrive.” Information about causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of failure to thrive (FTT), from KidsHealth for Parents.

“Lactose Intolerance.” From the National Digestive Disease Information Clearinghouse.

“Inborn Errors of Metabolism of Acute Onset in Infancy: An Approach to Diagnosis and Management.” An article by William Wilcox, M.D., Ph.D., of the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.

“Nutritional Assessment in Children.” Outlines and charts from the Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

“Nutritional Assessment.” Screening requirements and rationale for nutritional assessment, from the Child Health and Disability Prevention Program of the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services—Public Health.

“Nutrition Assessment: Feeding.” Detailed information about nutrition assessment procedures, from the University of Washington.

Growth charts from the National Center for Health Statistics.

“Enteral Feeding Guide.” From the University of Minnesota Department of Pediatrics.

“Steps to Designing Parenteral Feedings.” A step-by-step parenteral feeding guide created by the Biological Sciences Initiatives of Virginia Tech.

Articles and links concerning childhood and adolescent obesity, provided by athealth.com.