Most Hawaii Military Babies Have Healthy Vitamin D Levels
Researchers tested vitamin D levels in 30 healthy babies around 4 months old at a military hospital in Hawaii. They found that 90% of the babies had enough …
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Writing Down Feeding Goals Helps Sick Kids in Hospital Recover Faster
When doctors and nurses in a children's intensive care unit started writing down specific feeding goals for critically ill patients, something important …
Read MoreKids Getting Bone Marrow Transplants Need Less Food Than We Thought
When children receive bone marrow transplants to treat serious blood diseases, doctors need to figure out how much nutrition they need. This study of 12 …
Read MoreDoes Birth Order Affect How Well Kids Take Vitamin D?
Researchers looked at whether the order in which children are born in a family affects how consistently they take vitamin D supplements. Vitamin D is important …
Read MoreWhy Kids With Gut Disease Skip Meals and Avoid Foods
Researchers in Australia studied 64 children with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)—a condition that causes stomach and intestinal problems—to understand how …
Read MoreWhy Families With Multiple Kids Skip Vitamin D for Babies
Researchers in Italy discovered that parents with more than one child are less likely to give their babies vitamin D supplements regularly. In a survey of 241 …
Read MoreTeaching Kids to Cook: A New Way to Help Them Stay Healthy
Doctors are discovering that teaching children and parents how to cook healthy meals can help kids make better food choices and stay healthier their whole …
Read MoreHow Better Nutrition Helped a Sick Baby Prepare for Heart Surgery
A young child with a serious heart condition called hypoplastic left heart syndrome was severely malnourished while waiting for a heart transplant. Doctors …
Read MoreCan Kids Stay Healthy on a Vegan Diet? What Science Says
Researchers looked at studies about children eating only plant-based foods to see if they grow and develop normally. They found that kids on vegan diets …
Read MoreHow Poor Nutrition Affects How Your Eyes React to Light
Researchers studied how malnutrition affects the pupils (the black circles in the center of your eyes) in children. They compared 92 eyes from malnourished …
Read MoreFeeding Through a Tube: What Parents Need to Know
This chapter explains enteral nutrition, which is a medical way of delivering food and nutrients directly into the stomach or small intestine through a tube …
Read MoreMore Kids Are Taking Too Much Vitamin D—Here's What Parents Need to Know
Doctors are noticing that more children are getting too much vitamin D, which might seem surprising since vitamin D is important for healthy bones and growth. …
Read MoreToo Much Vitamin D for Kids? What Parents Need to Know
A new study questions whether giving children high doses of vitamin D supplements is actually helpful or safe. Researchers looked at the evidence around …
Read MoreWhy Some Kids Can't Get Enough Vitamin D (Even in the Sun)
Researchers discovered that some children don't get enough vitamin D not just because they avoid the sun or eat poorly, but because their immune system is …
Read MoreHow Doctors Measure Vitamin D in Kids Changes Everything
Researchers in China tested vitamin D levels in over 1,100 young children and discovered something surprising: whether a child is considered to have enough …
Read MoreWhy Kids with Kidney Disease Need More Vitamins
Researchers studied 575 children with chronic kidney disease to understand which vitamins and minerals they weren't getting enough of. They found that 9 out of …
Read MoreFeeding Sick Kids Faster Helps Them Recover Better
Doctors studied 98 children with a serious lung infection called bronchiolitis who were receiving extra oxygen through special nose tubes. The children were …
Read MoreDoes Extra Vitamin D in Baby Formula Help Kids Build Muscle?
Researchers wanted to know if babies who get more vitamin D in their first year of life grow up with more muscle mass. They followed 49 children from Montreal …
Read MoreWhy Romanian Doctors Are Testing Kids for Vitamin D Deficiency
Researchers in Romania studied whether testing children for vitamin D deficiency actually helps catch the problem early. They looked at nearly 3,600 children …
Read MoreWhy Doctors and Patients Need to Work Together on Vitamin D
Vitamin D is important for strong bones and healthy bodies, but many people don't get enough of it. This research looks at how doctors can help patients take …
Read MoreFeeding Problems in Kids with Disabilities: What Parents Need to Know
Many children with developmental disabilities like cerebral palsy struggle with eating and getting proper nutrition, but these problems often go unnoticed. A …
Read MorePopular Tube Feed Formulas May Not Have All Nutrients Kids Need
Researchers looked at three popular commercial blenderized tube feeds (special liquid nutrition given through feeding tubes) to see if they provide complete …
Read MoreFeeding Kids with Sickle Cell: What Parents Need to Know
Children with sickle cell disease face unique nutrition challenges that can affect their growth and health. This guide, written for doctors by nutrition …
Read MoreExercise Helps Kids With Digestive Problems Build Muscle and Feel Better
Children with intestinal failure—a serious digestive condition—often struggle with weak muscles and low confidence. Researchers tested whether a 12-week …
Read MoreKeeping Kids Healthy During CAR-T Cancer Treatment
Researchers looked at 132 children who received a new cancer treatment called CAR-T therapy to see how it affected their nutrition and weight. They found that …
Read MoreNew Blood Test Could Better Detect Vitamin B12 Levels in Kids
Scientists have created a new type of blood test that can detect vitamin B12 levels with incredible accuracy. Vitamin B12 is super important for kids' brains, …
Read MoreIron Problems Are Common in Kids With Cystic Fibrosis
Researchers looked at 190 children with cystic fibrosis to understand how often they develop iron deficiency—a condition where the body doesn't have enough …
Read MoreRare Digestive Condition Found in Child with Family History of Short Height
Doctors discovered an unusual case of a young boy who had a rare condition affecting his digestive system's lymphatic vessels—the tiny tubes that help move …
Read MoreHow a Missing Vitamin Damaged a Toddler's Eyes
A 33-month-old boy developed serious eye problems that doctors initially misdiagnosed. It turned out he had vitamin A deficiency, a condition where the body …
Read MoreParent Training Programs Don't Prevent Obesity in Toddlers, Major Study Finds
A large study combining data from 17 trials and nearly 9,400 children found that parent-focused programs designed to prevent childhood obesity don't work as …
Read MoreKetogenic Diet Side Effects in Kids with Epilepsy: Most Are Manageable
Researchers reviewed 26 studies to understand the side effects of the ketogenic diet in children with hard-to-treat epilepsy. This high-fat, low-carb diet …
Read MoreWeekly Vitamin D Drops Help Babies Avoid Vitamin D Problems
Japanese researchers studied 555 one-month-old babies to see if giving vitamin D once a week works as well as daily doses. They found that babies who got …
Read MoreWhat Parents Need to Know About Tube Feeding for Kids
This medical guide explains enteral nutrition, which is a way to give food and nutrients directly to a child's stomach or intestines through a tube. This …
Read MoreWhat Parents Need to Know About Celiac Disease in Kids
Celiac disease is a condition where eating gluten (found in wheat, barley, and rye) causes the body's immune system to attack the small intestine. This review …
Read MoreSpecial Diets Help Kids with Food-Related Throat Swelling Get Better
Researchers reviewed how removing certain foods from children's diets can help treat eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), a condition where the throat becomes …
Read MoreNew Guide Helps Doctors Spot When Kids Can't Absorb Food Properly
Researchers created a comprehensive guide to help doctors better identify and treat children who have trouble absorbing nutrients from food. This condition, …
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