Category Archives: Nutrition-related Issues
35(1): Type 1 Diabetes – Part 3: Diabetes Technology and Nutrition Care Considerations
There are about 200,000 American youth 20 years and younger living with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D). Due to a rising prevalence of T1D, dietitians and care providers will encounter youth and families with T1D seeking advice more frequently than in … Continue reading →
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34(6) Type 1 Diabetes Part 2: Nutrition Management
This issue of Nutrition Focus explores nutrition management and planning for school for the child with type 1 diabetes. Nutrition education is an integral component in the care of the child with diabetes. It includes assessing nutrition status and developing … Continue reading →
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34(5): Type 1 Diabetes – Part 1: Family Education Following Diagnosis
Type 1 diabetes (previously called insulin dependent diabetes mellitus or juvenile diabetes) affects approximately 193,000 children and adolescents in the United States.1 Every year, more than 17,900 youth are diagnosed with diabetes. There are striking racial differences in the risk … Continue reading →
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34(4) Update: Overview of Assessment of Nutrition Status for Children with Metabolic Disorders
Metabolic disorders are genetic (inherited) conditions. Previously identified through clinical symptoms (which were often catastrophic), advances in technology have allowed identification of metabolic disorders through newborn screening (NBS). Registered dietitians nutritionists (RDNs) are involved in the care of children with … Continue reading →
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33(4) Follow-up Care for the Preterm Infant: A proposed system redesign
In the United States, preterm births account for 9.3% of all births. The majority of these births are considered late and moderate preterm (LMPT) – infants born 32 to
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33(3) Childhood Lead Poisoning and the Role of Nutrition
Lead exposure is a serious yet preventable environmental public health issue. The persistence of lead poisoning continues to challenge clinicians and public health practitioners despite everything that is known about the sources, pathways and prevention of lead exposure. Lead has … Continue reading →
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33(2) Medication-Nutrient Interactions
Medication-nutrient interactions occur any time a medication interferes with a food or nutrient, or vice versa, a food or nutrient interferes with the action of a medication. Many children with special health care needs receive one or more medications on … Continue reading →
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33(1) Introduction of Complementary Foods in Infancy: When, What and How
Introduction of complementary foods (solid foods and liquids other than breast milk or infant formula) during infancy is a practice that has evolved and changed over time and across cultures. Introducing complementary foods to an infant is both an art … Continue reading →
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32(5)Nutrition and Autism Spectrum Disorders – Part II Treating Obesity in ASD
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) one out of five school aged children is obese, a number that has tripled since the 1970s. The etiology of obesity is multi-factorial and includes not only individual biology but … Continue reading →
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32(3) Nutrition and Feeding for the Premature Infant after Hospital Discharge
In the United States about 1 in 10 babies is born at less than 37 weeks gestation. The most recent data available (2015) identified preterm births accounting for 9.63% of births (approximately 383,130 infants) in the United States (US). This … Continue reading →
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