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This chapter covers nutritional guidance for a broad age range of children. It includes toddlers (13–35 months), preschoolers (36–60 months) and middle childhood (5–10 years). It also includes what is often referred to as the preadolescent period (9–11 years).

After the period of rapid growth and increased appetite of infancy, both the toddler and the preschool-aged child undergo a relative decrease in the rate of growth.1 Toddlers gain on average 0.5 pounds (0.23 kg) per month and 0.4 inches (1 cm) of height/length per month. The preschool child gains only 4.4 pounds (2 kg) and 2.75 inches (7 cm)...

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