Colleen Sloan, PA-C, RDN

Clear guidance on formula types, safety rules, imported brands, and ingredient fears—plus when switching helps or harms—to reduce anxiety and support healthy growth.

Autism food selectivity hides vitamin and mineral gaps despite normal growth—learn exam-room strategies to spot risks and expand diets safely.

Pediatric nutrition counseling transforms conversations by focusing on inclusion, behaviors, and barriers, fostering meaningful change for families.

Pediatric visits make nutrition doable: quick questions, budget-smart swaps, myth-busting advice, and family meals that boost kids’ growth.

Pediatricians decode the new dietary guidelines—more protein, zero added sugar under aged 11 years, full-fat dairy—plus what’s missing for kids’ health.

Experts urge culturally responsive nutrition counseling, noting the new Dietary Guidelines lack guidance on diverse food traditions and eating patterns.

Experts discuss access, affordability, and equity challenges in applying the new Dietary Guidelines, urging clinicians to reduce guilt and personalize care.

Experts debate stricter added sugar recommendations in the new Dietary Guidelines, stressing practicality, age-specific needs, and personalized counseling.

Experts flag missing pediatric guidance in the 2025–2030 Dietary Guidelines, including infant safety, iron intake, and early nutrition education.

Experts highlight gaps in the new Dietary Guidelines, including fiber, whole grains, plant-based milks, and simplified alcohol guidance.

Experts unpack saturated fat recommendations in the 2025–2030 Dietary Guidelines, highlighting visual misalignment and the need for personalized counseling.

Experts clarify protein recommendations in the 2025–2030 Dietary Guidelines, emphasizing quality, preparation, and clinician-led patient education.

Experts discuss whole-foods emphasis, microbiome insights, and consumer-focused changes in the 2025–2030 US Dietary Guidelines for clinicians.

Pediatricians play a crucial role in preventing early-onset colorectal cancer by promoting healthy diets and fiber intake among children.

Discover essential nutrition tips for young athletes to enhance performance, hydration, and recovery before, during, and after sports activities.

Colleen Sloan, PA-C, RDN, shares some practical tips for providers and caregivers to help keep children hydrated during the summer.

Colleen Sloan, PA-C, RDN, highlights the connection between poor dietary patterns and mental health challenges in children, and offers nutrient-focused solutions.

Colleen Sloan, PA-C, RDN, highlights what she is seeing in practice related to screen time, devices, and social media and impacts on nutrition.

Colleen Sloan, PA-C, RDN, shares the importance of breakfast and the reasoning to why kids skip this essential meal.

While these concerns are often rooted in misinformation, they offer an opportunity to guide families back to the evidence.

Distinguishing between food allergies and intolerances is crucial.

With 1 in 7 adolescents worldwide diagnosed with mental health disorders, emerging research suggests that diet is a powerful yet often overlooked therapeutic tool.

Colleen Sloan, PA-C, RDN, emphasizes the importance of learning to spot added sugars, compare portion sizes, and recognize misleading marketing claims to give patients a practical tool to take ownership of their health.

Colleen Sloan, PA-C, RDN, discussed how the 5 senses can affect a child's appetite, as well as how to use food play to get children to try new foods.

A look into nutrition's role in acne care, highlighted by Colleen Sloan, PA-C, RDN.

Colleen Sloan, PA-C, RDN, explores how diet can help manage childhood constipation.

Colleen Sloan, PA-C, RDN, unpacks the essential nutrient children are missing in their diets and how providers and parents can start implementing.

Colleen Sloan, PA-C, RDN, details how technology can affect eye health in children and identifies which nutrients can help mitigate its effect.

Colleen Sloan, PA-C, RDN, shares her tips for navigating the holidays while keeping an eye on your patients' nutrition.

In this article, Colleen Sloan explores key nutrition strategies that pediatricians can confidently share with families to help their young athletes perform at their best.