Nutrition

Use of pacifiers does not interfere with breastfeeding up to age 4 months, according to a systematic Cochrane review.

How concerned should you be about vitamin D deficiency in your patients? Here are the findings and recommendations of the 2011 IOM report.

A restricted elimination diet may be effective in reducing symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children, according to researchers from the Netherlands.

A controversial new analysis suggests that introduction of solid foods before 6 months of age may reduce the risk of allergies and iron deficiency anemia compared with exclusive breastfeeding. The researchers suggest that weaning should occur as early 4 months.

After a quality-assurance inspection of its manufacturing plant in Michigan revealed contamination by insect pieces and larvae, Abbott notified FDA that it was suspending production and issued a voluntary recall for about 5 million containers of certain Similac-brand powdered infant formulas.

A comprehensive pediatric cost analysis showed that suboptimal breastfeeding cost billions.

Infants in the United States still may not be getting enough vitamin D in their diet or daily environment, according to new findings.

The high-fat ketogenic diet, used to manage seizures in children with epilepsy, may have no enduring adverse events, according to new research.

An expert committee convened by the federal National Toxicology Program carefully chose its wording at a recent meeting to say that there is "minimal concern" about adverse developmental effects in infants fed soy infant formula.

Neonatal exposure to aluminum from parenteral nutrition solutions may have adverse effects beyond neurotoxicity; aluminum exposure may also affect long-term bone health.

A new study has demonstrated that millions of US children may have low levels of vitamin D.

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Postpartum depression has been linked to choosing bottle feeding over breastfeeding, according to an evolutionary psychologist?s research.

There's a vitamin D deficiency in a shocking seven out of 10 US children, according to research in Pediatrics.

It?s a choice that no parent wants to make, or even consider. But in certain cases, the AAP now says, it can be an ethical choice.

Recommending that pediatrics patients eat less fat might not be the best advice.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) confirmed that non-hazardous amounts of melamine have been detected in US-made infant formula, reported Reuters.

Hospitals in the Eastern US are still distributing formula samples to new mothers.

A U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) investigation of more than 1,000 retail markets which may have brought Chinese infant formula into the U.S. yielded no such items, the FDA stated.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advised consumers not to purchase baby formula from China, in light of a recent Chinese infant death, reported Reuters.

Links to useful websites about malnutrition.

Pain treatments that contain codeine may not be safe for all mothers who breastfeed their infants, according to a report in Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics.

The majority of mothers who breastfeed discontinue the practice before the baby is 6 months old, according to a national survey by Brigham Young University.

Vitamin D deficiency may be predicted by breastfeeding without vitamin D supplementation.

A list of combined hormonal contraceptive formulations available for extended menstrual cycling use.

After six months of a gluten-free diet, calcium metabolism defects returned to normal in a study of children with celiac disease, as reported in the August Journal of Pediatrics.

A mother's diet around the time of conception may play a role in determining the gender of her baby, findings published April 22 in the online Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences suggest.

Abbott's lower-strength pediatric tablet formulation of the HIV protease inhibitor Kaletra has received marketing approval by the European Commission.

Children with healthy diets perform better in school than children with unhealthy diets, according to the April Journal of School Health.

Infant formula enriched with extra proteins, fat, and nicronutrients like calcium and copper increased preterm infants' cognitive abilities. The study was published in Pediatric Research...