Nutrition

The FDA warns retailers over failure to remove recalled infant formula, urging stronger recall practices to protect infants and young children.

A large meta-analysis suggests well-planned vegetarian and vegan diets can support healthy growth in children but require attention to key nutrients.

Learn simple strategies to help picky eaters enjoy a balanced Thanksgiving meal through planning, involvement, and a relaxed holiday atmosphere.

A prepandemic NHANES analysis found no significant differences in fruit, vegetable, or overall diet quality between WIC participants and eligible nonparticipants.

A review highlights the benefits and risks of artificial sweeteners in glycemic control, insulin sensitivity, and gut microbiota balance.

Training tools and EHR prompts boosted pediatricians’ adherence to early peanut introduction guidelines in a new trial.

Placing food outreach specialists in pediatric clinics improved food access, enrolling families in assistance programs and reducing barriers.

New evidence-based guideline provides 22 recommendations to standardize nutritional care for neonates after enterostomy.

Adolescents from socioeconomically deprived families reported more eating disorder symptoms, highlighting disparities in risk and diagnosis.

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

Higher omega-3 intake may protect children from myopia, while diets high in saturated fats may raise risk, study finds.

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

A study reveals declining US neonatal mortality overall, yet highlights rising deaths from fetal malnutrition, emphasizing ongoing disparities in neonatal health outcomes.

A proinflammatory maternal diet during pregnancy was linked to a 16% higher risk of type 1 diabetes in offspring, a Danish cohort study finds.

Research presented at NUTRITION 2025 shows that fathers with improved adolescent diets are more likely to model and monitor healthy eating for their children.

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

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

One step will be a partnership with the National Institutes of Health to research how food additives impact children's health.

"We are getting away from biopsies to diagnose CD, which makes diagnosis even easier, said Jon Matthew Farber, MD.

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

Primary care interventions, such as education and support, effectively promote breastfeeding up to 6 months, improving rates of any and exclusive breastfeeding, according to the USPSTF.

Distinguishing between food allergies and intolerances is crucial.

Editor-in-chief Tina Tan, MD, FAAP, FIDSA, FPIDS, highlights the April, 2025, issue of Contemporary Pediatrics, with a special focus on pediatric allergy awareness.

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