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Previous Volume 353:638 August 11, 2005 Number 6

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(Nutrition and Disease Prevention.) Edited by Jatinder Bhatia. 379 pp. New York, Marcel Dekker, 2005. $179.95. ISBN 0-8247-5474-3.

Good nutrition is essential for increasing survival rates among infants born prematurely in resource-rich countries and among those born in poorer circumstances — babies who often have low birth weight despite having had a full-term delivery. Such infants are at long-term risk for growth failure and substantial morbidity and mortality due to malnutrition. This book, a compilation of scientific and dietary advice regarding perinatal nutrition and nutrition in pregnant and lactating mothers, is timely, and its mixture of practical, "how to" chapters and those on theoretical topics will appeal to a wide range of readers.

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