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29(2) Nutrition Issues in Children with Asthma
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways that can cause wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and coughing. The inflammatory responses associated with asthma can cause airway narrowing and excessive secretions. Over time, these responses result in injury … Continue reading
28(5) Nutrition Issues in Children with Myelomeningocele (Spina Bifida)
Myelomeningocele, or spina bifida, is the most common neural tube defect (NTD). NTDs are caused by abnormal fetal development of the neural tube when the opening in the spinal cord fails to close by the 28th day after fertilization of … Continue reading
28(3) Nutrition Management of Cystic Fibrosis
This issue of Nutrition Focus discusses the genetic disease, cystic fibrosis. An overview of the disease will be presented along with nutrition implications, assessment, and intervention. The current evidence-based guidelines for nutrition-related management of infants and adults with cystic fibrosis … Continue reading
25(1) Part 2 – Failure to Thrive: the child with neurological impairment
Children with Neurological Impairment (NI) such as Cerebral Palsy (CP) may meet the definition for Failure to Thrive (FTT), but are they truly failing to thrive? Children with CP grow more slowly than their able bodied counterparts but may still … Continue reading
22(2) Nutrition Considerations for Children with Seizure Disorders
Seizure disorders and epilepsy that occur in childhood are illnesses which can have a profound influence on cognitive development. Medical intervention is essential to preserve cognitive function, and to stop seizures. These interventions in turn present the registered dietitian (RD) … Continue reading