Breakfast

1. Start with a bowl of low G.I. cereal served with skim or low-fat milk or yoghurt.

2. Try something like All-Bran™, rolled oats (raw or cooked) or Guardian™.

3. If you prefer muesli, keep to a small bowl of low-fat muesli—check that it doesn’t contain added fats.

4. Add a slice of toast made from a low [...]

The micro environment refers to those aspects of the environment that are closer to the individual. Again, these can be classed as either physical or socio-cultural. Because they are more personal, however, they are much more amenable to change and represent opportunities for those working at the clinical or individual level. Many potential micro-environmental changes, [...]

1. Hyperplasia of fat cells is more likely during early adolescence and may be a danger time for future obesity.

2. Fats in the diet are converted into body fat (lipogenesis) whereas body fat from other sources of energy such as glucose (de novo lipogenesis) is negligible.

3. Fat, from both fat cells and intra-muscular sources, is [...]

Acquiring the teeth is a perfectly normal process. It is certainly not a disorder, nor a disease, nor anything sinister. But it is included in this section because many infants experience difficulty when teething.

A large number of disorders have been blamed on the teething process. Diarrhoea, convulsions, coughs and cold and general respiratory illnesses and [...]

‘There is no doubt that the psychological value is enormous,’ I agreed. ‘Doctors refer to it as bonding—a link or interaction between mother and baby, which is important. The earlier breast feeding begins, the more intense and successful bonding will be.’

‘Then why is it some mothers have difficulty?’ Karen asked.

‘Some are simply not interested or [...]