Hello, We are recruiting parents of children 6 months to 7 years to take part in a research study about feeding behaviors in young children. The primary purpose of this study is to complete the psychometric testing of the Pediatric Eating Assessment Tool (Pedi-EAT). We need approximately 500 parents to complete the survey and the majority of these need to be Keep Reading >>
Laryngeal Tracheoesophageal Cleft Type 1 (LTC 1) and Aspiration
I have wanted to post something about Type1 laryngeal clefts for while and am just getting around to it. A Laryngeal Tracheoesophageal Cleft Type 1 (LTC 1) should always be part of a differential diagnosis when it comes to aspiration or symptoms of aspiration. A laryngeal tracheoesophageal cleft is a space between the larynx and the esophagus. There are 4 basic types: Type I: is a cleft Keep Reading >>
On the Research Front: Literature Review 2015
On the Research Front: interesting research going on! Odar Stough C., Dreyer Gillette, M.L., Roberts, M.C, Jorgensen, T.D., Patton, S.R. (2015). Mealtime behaviors associated with consumption of unfamiliar foods by young children with autism spectrum disorder. Appetite, Dec 1;95:324-33. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2015.07.019. Epub 2015 Jul 21. Researchers looked at parent and child Keep Reading >>
NASPGHAN Meeting
North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Annual Meeting, Washington DC October 7 - 11, 2015 Check out the UNC Feeding Team Poster at NASPGHAN today. Way to go Team! Keep Reading >>
Psychological and Psychosocial Impairment in Preschoolers With Selective Eating.
This recent study has been getting a lot of press. Zucker N, Copeland W, Franz L, Carpenter K, Keeling L, Angold A, Egger H. Psychological and Psychosocial Impairment in Preschoolers With Selective Eating. Pediatrics. 2015 Aug 3. pii: peds.2014-2386. Conclusion: Findings suggest that health care providers should intervene at even moderate levels of selective Keep Reading >>
Research review
Tharner, A., Jansen, P., Kiefte-de Jong, J., Moll, H., Hofman, A., Jaddoe, V. , Tiemeier, H., and Franco, O. Bidirectional Associations between Fussy Eating and Functional Constipation in Preschool Children, J Pediatr 2015;166:91-6 picky eating affects constipation through poor diet quality, it also can be hypothesized that constipation and the related abdominal pain are involved in the Keep Reading >>
Research: Breastfeeding benefit: preparing baby’s belly for solid food
http://news.unchealthcare.org/news/2015/february/another-breastfeeding-benefit-preparing-baby2019s-belly-for-solid-food Summary of article: Researchers have discovered that the gut microbiome plays a major role in helping us digest food and fight pathogens. Specifically, a baby’s diet during the first few months of life has a profound influence on the composition, diversity, and Keep Reading >>
Interesting Research on Introducing Vegetables
Caton SJ, Blundell P, Ahern SM, Nekitsing C, Olsen A, et al. (2014) Learning to Eat Vegetables in Early Life: The Role of Timing, Age and Individual Eating Traits. PLoS ONE 9(5): e97609. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0097609 http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0097609 The aim of the current study was to investigate how individual characteristics Keep Reading >>
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