Topics in Clinical Nutrition: From the Editor's Desk

摘要

Nutritional genoroics is certainly having an impact on dietetic practice and nutrition science. Topics in Clinical Nutrition is delighted to present an article by Sylvia Escott-Stump based on her Lenna Frances Cooper Award Lecture at the 2008 Food and Nutrition Conference and Exhibition of the American Dietetic Association. She provides a clinician's perspective on the impact of nutritional genomics on the daietetics profession and a compendium of its effect on several conditions related to nutrition and food.Smith et al contribute an interesting case study of an infant with gastroesophageal reflux and the exploration of diagnostic and treatment approaches. The emphasis for addressing this case centered on a multidisciplinary assessment and nutritional, pharmacological, and behavioral interventions.