Category Archives: Nutrition-related Issues
32(2) Nutrition and Oral Health for Children
Dental caries is the most common chronic disease of childhood. It is more prevalent than asthma, which is the second most common chronic disease. It is estimated that 17.5% of 5-19 year olds have untreated dental caries. Problems with oral … Continue reading →
31(6) Children and Weight: Providing Help, Preventing Harm Part 2 – Nutrition Intervention
Parents and caregivers receive many different messages about children, weight, and food, and it can be confusing for parents to navigate what is sound advice versus what is dangerous. How can health care providers help families and children without doing … Continue reading →
31(4) A Look at Blended Tube Meals: Part 2 – The How-To’s
This issue of Nutrition Focus is the second in a two-part series about blended tube meals (BTMs). Part 1 updated a 2004 issue discussing homemade blended tube feedings. Interest has grown in the use of blended food in a tube feeding. Families are requesting … Continue reading →
31(3) A Look at Blended Tube Meals: Part 1 – An Update
In 2004, Nutrition Focus ran an article entitled “Homemade Blended Tube Feeding,” by Ellen Duperret, RD, Jude Trautlein, RD, and Marsha Dunn Klein, OTR/L, MEd. The purpose of this article is to revisit this evolving conversation and share expanding professional … Continue reading →
30(5) Pediatric Malnutrition – A Look at the New Guidelines
INTRODUCTION Globally, pediatric malnutrition contributes to about half of child deaths. Historically, pediatric malnutrition has been associated with starvation only and was considered primarily to be a problem of the developing world. Identification of malnutrition has focused on the effects … Continue reading →
30(4) Tube Feeding Basics
Enteral or tube feeding refers to the delivery of liquid feedings through a tube. Tube feedings are used for the infant or child with a functioning gastrointestinal tract who is unable to meet nutrition needs or safely consume food by … Continue reading →
30(3) Practical Tips for Tube Feeding
The goal of this newsletter is to share ideas for successful use of a feeding tube to meet the nutrition needs of a child in a family-friendly manner. Most of the practical tips shared are those from parents who have … Continue reading →
30(1) Assessing Fluid Requirements in Infants and Children
Assessment of fluid requirements is an important component of pediatric nutrition care. Fluid intake provides the water that is necessary as a transportation network throughout our bodies and also provides structural integrity to our cells. Accurate assessment of fluid needs … Continue reading →
29(4) Weaning from tube feedings: many different pathways Part 2B – Case Study Illustrations
These detailed and comprehensive case studies complement Part 1 of this topic published in November/December 2013. Due to the depth of information shared within the case studies which contributed to many pages we have decided to publish the case studies … Continue reading →
29(3) Weaning from tube feedings: many different pathways Part 2A – Case Study Illustrations
This article is Part 2 of the series. Part 1 was published in November/December 2013. It can be accessed by those who have a current subscription to the Nutrition Focus newsletter (https://depts.washington.edu/nutrfoc). Part 1 describes several models of treatment for … Continue reading →