Woodhead Publishing Developing Children's Food Products (Woodhead Publishing Series in Food Science, Technology and Nutrition)

Children s growth, development and health potentials are dependent on the nutrient quantity and quality of their diet, yet many children s diets are not optimal. This book reviews key topics in this area. Part one focuses on pre-adult nutrition and health, with chapters on children s dietary needs, childhood obesity and the links between diet, behaviour and cognition in children. Following chapters review children s food choices, with discussion of the effects of food promotion on food preferences and the effective design of interventions to improve children s food choices. Consumer testing of food products using children is also covered at the end of the volume. Key Features: covers topical issues in pre-adult nutrition and health, discussing diet and behaviour and growing health problems such as childhood obesity and food allergies; reviews children s food choices, addressing food promotion and food choice in children and strategies that can be used to improve children s food choices; considers the design of food and drink products for children, with an emphasis on working with children and how best to undertake testing. Contents: Part 1 Pre-adult nutrition and health: Children s dietary needs: nutrients, interactions and their role in health; Fluids and children s health; Childhood obesity: the contribution of diet; Diet, behaviour and cognition in children; Food allergies and intolerances in children. Part 2 Children s food choices: Food promotion and food choice in children; Increasing children s food choices: strategies based upon research and practice; School-based interventions to improve food choices: The Kid s Choice Program. Part 3 Design of food and drink products for children: Consumer testing of food products using children; Case studies of consumer testing of food products using children; Working with children and adolescents for food product development. About the Author David Kilcast is Business Head of the sensory and consumer science group at Leatherhead Food International, Surrey, UK. Fiona Angus is Scientific and Regulatory Affairs Manager at Coca Cola Great Britain and Ireland. Both editors are known internationally for their work in food product development and the children's market.