Nutrition

In a longitudinal cohort study, adolescent girls who ate a diet high in fruits, whole grains, and low-fat diary products had smaller gains in body mass index (BMI) over 10 years than girls with other dietary patterns.

A study of 125 children who had been placed on elimination diets primarily because of a positive serum immunoglobulin E immunoassay result suggests that the answer tot his question is no.

Vitamin E or metformin does not result in sustained reduction of alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels in children and adolescents with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), according to a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Investigators examined the extent to which introduction of solid foods to infants younger than 4 months is associated with increased risk of obesity at 3 years.

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.

Letters about iron supplementation and testicular self-exam (TSE).

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.