Policy Endorsement

Dietary Recommendations for Children and Adolescents: A Guide for Practitioners

The American Academy of Pediatrics endorses and accepts as its policy the American Heart Association Consensus Statement "Dietary Recommendations for Children and Adolescents: A Guide for Practitioners," published in September 2005.

The Policy is available as a PDF file from the American Heart Association Web site free-of-charge at: http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/reprint/112/13/2061.

The recommendations in this statement do not indicate an exclusive course of treatment or serve as a standard of medical care. Variations, taking into account individual circumstances, may be appropriate.

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