Practical Taoism or The Nutritional Psychology of Childhood

Practical Taoism

Author: Thomas F Cleary

This extraordinary collection of teachings and commentaries illuminates the many profound mysteries of inner alchemy, one of the most important dimensions of the Taoist tradition. The science of inner alchemy consists of meditation practices that enable the individual to have a more intimate, energizing, and inspiring relationship with life. Although these techniques are described in the sourcebooks of ancient Taoism, they are often couched in cryptic symbolic language, making it difficult for today's seekers t put these teachings into practice. Some classical Taoist writers, however, did adopt a more explicit manner of expression. Practical Taoism is a collection of writings from these more accessible commentators on the traditional alchemical texts, compiled by a seventh-generation master of the Northern Branch of the Complete Reality School of Taoism known as the Preserver of Truth.

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The Nutritional Psychology of Childhood

Author: Robert Drewett

The Nutritional Psychology of Childhood is a systematic account of research on the psychological aspects of nutrition in children from birth to adolescence. It deals with two major themes: the development of eating and the effects of malnutrition on the developing child. Robert Drewett discusses the developmental problems that arise with eating and food intake, including nursing and weaning in infancy, the handling of solids and the development of food choice and eating habits. Nutritional problems are considered in children born preterm or small for gestational age, or whose growth is poor, in children who are iron deficient or more generally malnourished, and in children with physical illnesses or disabilities, including phenylketonuria and cerebral palsy. The development of eating disorders and obesity are also considered. Drawing on research from both developing and industrialized countries, this book will be of interest to students, researchers and professionals in psychology, nutrition and child health.

Table of Contents:

List of illustrations and table     ix
Preface     xi
Introduction     1
Introduction     1
Growth and development     3
Energy balance     9
The development of feeding behaviour: infancy     18
Human lactation and the structure of infant feeding     18
Taste and flavour sensitivity     21
The control of energy intake in infancy     25
Feeding problems in milk-fed infants     28
Breast-feeding, health and cognitive development     33
The development of feeding behaviour: weaning onwards     43
Weaning and the development of independent eating skills     43
Food choice and neophobia     49
Food preferences     54
Feeding problems from weaning     60
Born too small or born too soon     69
Growth before birth     69
The development of children born too small     72
The development of children born too soon     83
Nutritional deficiencies     88
Iron deficiency     88
The development of iron deficient children     91
Protein-energy malnutrition     97
Secular trends in intelligence     106
Nutritional aspects of some physical conditions     110
Phenylketonuria     110
Other genetic disorders     117
Cerebral palsy     120
Failure to thrive     123
Criteria for failure to thrive and its epidemiology     123
Explanations of failure to thrive     129
Developmental delay and later cognitive outcomes     140
Other outcomes     144
Adiposity and obesity     148
Adiposity and its correlates     148
The genetics of obesity     158
The development of adiposity     163
Treatment and prevention     178
Adolescence and the eating disorders     186
Eating disorders     186
Body image and dieting     195
Genetic and other risk factors     202
Intergenerational aspects of eating disorders     209
Some concluding thoughts     214
References     221
Index     274