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Abnormal nutritional status and dietary patterns are the central features of the eating disorders normalization of these features is the first goal of treatment 4 although other components of treatment are necessary to prevent relapse in the pathogenesis of anorexia nervosa nutritional factors are among both precipitating and perpetuating factors 20 dieting or other purposeful changes in . Laurie e bernstein ms rd fada fand is associate professor in the school of medicine department of pediatrics at the university of colorado and childrens hospital colorado aurora co where she has been director of the inherited metabolic disease nutrition clinic since 2006professor bernstein co founded and serves on the faculty of metabolic university. Authors wheat jeffrey c abstract children and infants with congenital heart disease chd often have disturbances in growth and development recent research suggests that this is due mainly to inadequate caloric intake and increased energy expenditure as compared to normal children 1 this presents a significant problem because if left untreated these children can develop permanent . This results in an increased risk of developing the disease okamoto et al 2007a and of weight loss associated with the progression of the disease desport et al 2000paganoni deng jaffa