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News|Articles|April 7, 2025
- April 2025
- Volume 41
- Issue 3
Preventing deficiencies in pediatric food allergies
Author(s)Colleen Sloan, PA-C, RDN
Distinguishing between food allergies and intolerances is crucial.
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When a child eats a food and has a reaction, parents often panic, assume it’s an allergy, and immediately cut it from their diet. But is it truly an allergy, an intolerance, or something else? The distinction matters. Unnecessary dietary restrictions can create nutrition gaps, leading to deficiencies, impaired growth, and long-term feeding difficulties.
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