Colleen Sloan, PA-C, RDN

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.

Sleep deprivation and impairment can significantly hinder childhood development, affecting cognition, school performance, mood, behavior, physical health, and overall quality of life.

Wondering how to counsel parents on keeping their child’s immune system healthy through nutrition? Check out these clinical pearls from Colleen Sloan, PPA-C, RDN.

Summer is in full swing, meaning beach days, movie nights, and summer barbecues. Lunchtime staples like deli sandwiches are undeniably convenient and delicious. But with whispers of cancer risk swirling around processed meats, many patients wonder: is deli meat safe for my family?

Wondering what’s the best way to talk to children about their weight? Colleen Sloan, PA-C, RDN, provides some clinical pearls you can incorporate into your practice.