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Hi, I'm Krisi Brackett, PhD, CCC-SLP,C/NDT. This blog is dedicated to current information on pediatric feeding and swallowing issues. Email me at feedingnewsletter@gmail.com with questions.
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Please check out this workshop by 2 of my former RD colleagues!Details and Registration Link: https://www.knowingnutritionhub.com/self-study-cpe-library-for-dietitians/when-frameworks-collideProgram DescriptionThe two best known, evidenced-informed feeding frameworks are the Satter’s Feeding Model and Intuitive Eating. Many parents align with one of these feeding strategies. While these frameworks Keep Reading >>
Guest post by Lisa Richardson MS, RD, LDN FormulaSense.com KnowingNutritionHub.comPretty much everyone agrees that nutrition is confusing! One reason that it feels so confusing is the way that food marketing sells by highlighting nutritional science. Although the US FDA regulates nutrition claims, they remain prone to misinterpretation. Understanding nutrition claims is a key trait of a nutrition Keep Reading >>
I want to say Happy National Nutrition Month and Thank you to the dietitians working with children with PFD with a special shout out to the RD's working on the UNC Pediatric Feeding Team! This is a guest post from my colleague Lisa Richardson, MS, RD, LDN. Lisa and I wrote the nutrition chapter in the revised edition of The Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing Disorders Source Book (pro-ed). Hello! I Keep Reading >>
Interesting listen from NPRhttps://www.npr.org/2022/05/18/1099852517/a-formula-shortage-shows-how-policy-societal-pressure-impact-babies-parentsThis week, the FDA announced new steps to ease a nationwide baby formula shortage prompted, in part, by a temporary shutdown of a facility that makes formula back in February... (read more at link above) Keep Reading >>
While I haven't tasted these yet, this looks interesting! Krisi From Bloomberg BusinessweekFor the more than 10 million American adults who have trouble swallowing, the average 28,000-product supermarket might as well be a barren wasteland. The typical store stocks just three product lines geared specifically for people with dysphagia, as their condition is known, and they’re all Keep Reading >>
Key Nutrition Issues for Children in the U.S.Nutrition and eating patterns in childhood can influence health and well being in the longterm. The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics has identified key nutrition related issues for children in the U.S. as the following; promotion of healthy weights, food insecurity, the under-consumption of key nutrients, and the early development of diet-related Keep Reading >>
I would like to share a few posts related to my doctoral studies. Some of you know I am in doctoral school at UNC-Greensboro in Communication Sciences Disorders with a concentration in nutrition. I thought I would share some of what I am learning about nutrition. Most of the research I have read this semester has pertained to typically developing children with a focus on nutritional issues facing Keep Reading >>
Kate Farms Releases New Clinical Study Demonstrating Improved Outcomes for Pediatric Patients when using the Company's Plant-Based Nutrition Formulas- Research Presented at NASPGHAN, Published in the Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition Show Weight Gain, Tolerance and AdherenceSANTA BARBARA, Calif., Feb. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Kate Farms® Inc., the Keep Reading >>