Although nutrition is influenced by many and various external factors, such as the economic status of individuals, access to food, dietary preferences, and eating habits, no one can dispute that from infancy and childhood it plays a crucial role in the well-being and good health of individuals.

Within this framework and from a pediatric perspective, the Handbook of Pediatric Nutrition provides a comprehensive, multi-page, and detailed guide regarding the nutrition of children from birth through adolescence to adulthood. The chapters are organized thematically; thus, in the first 12 chapters, the reader is informed about nutrition in relation to the child's good health, followed by 3 chapters concerning the hospitalized child and their dietary needs.

The last part of the book addresses specific pathological conditions (each developed in a separate chapter) and the impact of food on medication as well as the progression of the child's disease. The Handbook of Pediatric Nutrition is an essential book for the library of pediatricians, general practitioners, nurses, and dietitians-nutritionists who daily encounter cases related to eating disorders and pathological conditions, in which nutrition can play a key role in promoting the health of the child.