Tag Archives: growth

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

Posted on February 8, 2022 by nutrfoc

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

Posted on August 12, 2020 by nutrfoc

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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34(4) Update: Overview of Assessment of Nutrition Status for Children with Metabolic Disorders

Posted on February 19, 2020 by nutrfoc

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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34(3) Update: Nutrition for Congenital Heart Disease

Posted on October 21, 2019 by nutrfoc

Nearly 1% or 40,000 births (or nearly 1 in 100 babies) each year in the United States are affected by congenital heart disease (CHD), with approximately 25% of those infants having critical cardiac defects that require surgery or catheter-based intervention … Continue reading →

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33(6) Prader-Willi Syndrome – Nutrition Update

Posted on June 30, 2019 by nutrfoc

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(3) Childhood Lead Poisoning and the Role of Nutrition

Posted on May 1, 2018 by nutrfoc

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

Posted on March 1, 2018 by nutrfoc

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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32(6) Children with Cleft Lip and/or Palate: Feeding and Nutrition

Posted on December 1, 2017 by nutrfoc

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

Posted on September 1, 2017 by nutrfoc

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(4) Nutrition and Autism Spectrum Disorders – Part I Assessment and Treatment

Posted on July 1, 2017 by nutrfoc

Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are neurodevelopment disorders characterized by impairments in social interactions and communication. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that the prevalence of autism has been increasing with an estimated 1 in 68 children affected, … Continue reading →

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