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35(4) Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID)

Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) is a broad diagnosis that includes children and adults with selective food intake (severe picky eating, typically associated with sensory issues), restricted intake due to fear of consequences of eating (e.g., fear of vomiting … Continue reading

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35(2): Nutrition Implications in Cerebral Palsy

The first section of this issue will define cerebral palsy (CP), describe its causes, and review its classification types. Associated deficits related to CP will also be described. The next section will discuss nutrition assessment of children with CP followed … Continue reading

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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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33(6) Prader-Willi Syndrome – Nutrition Update

Max, a 6-month-old infant, has recently had a gastrostomy tube placed after receiving breast milk via NG tube due to significant hypotonia. His length is <5th percentile, weight is at 5th percentile, and weight-for-length is 50th percentile. Maddie is 4 … 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(6) Children with Cleft Lip and/or Palate: Feeding and Nutrition

Cleft lip and/or palate (CLP), also known as orofacial clefts, are one of the most common birth defects. They occur at a rate of 1 in 500-700 births. Considerable variation in incidence exists between geographic and ethnic origin, with the … 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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