Nutrition

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A Formula Shortage How Policy, Societal Pressure Impact Babies & Parents

May 20, 2022 by Krisi Brackett 2 Comments

Interesting listen from NPR https://www.npr.org/2022/05/18/1099852517/a-formula-shortage-shows-how-policy-societal-pressure-impact-babies-parents This 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 >>

Food for People Who Can’t Swallow Is the Ultimate Culinary Challenge

July 16, 2021 by Krisi Brackett Leave a Comment

While I haven't tasted these yet, this looks interesting! Krisi From Bloomberg Businessweek For 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 Keep Reading >>

Key Nutrition Issues for Children in the U.S.

April 23, 2021 by Krisi Brackett Leave a Comment

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 >>

2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for American “Make Every Bite Count”

April 23, 2021 by Krisi Brackett 1 Comment

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 >>

News- Kate Farms

February 4, 2021 by Krisi Brackett Leave a Comment

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 Adherence SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Feb. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Kate Farms® Inc., Keep Reading >>

Poor diet: Children 20cm shorter as a result, analysis says

November 8, 2020 by Krisi Brackett 1 Comment

By Smitha Mundasad, published in bbc.com Poor diets for school-age children may contribute to an average height gap of 20cm (7.9in) between the tallest and shortest nations, an analysis suggests. It reports that in 2019 the tallest 19-year-old boys lived in the Netherlands (183.8cm or 6ft) and the shortest lived in Timor Leste (160.1cm or 5ft 3in). Meanwhile the UK's global height Keep Reading >>

Pea Protein Milk

June 19, 2020 by Krisi Brackett Leave a Comment

By Abby Moore from mindbodygreen.com Nondairy, plant-based milks have become increasingly popular in the past few years. Though oat milk and almond milk are arguably the most common, pea protein milk may be the most beneficial. To find out for sure, mbg consulted nutrition experts to learn how pea protein milk is made, the nutritional values and benefits of it, plus Keep Reading >>

Fussy Eating

December 19, 2019 by Krisi Brackett 2 Comments

The Truth about Fussy Eating by by Claire Gillespie shared from The Week It's no big secret that a lot of kids don't like vegetables. Or they think they don't like them, because they don't really know — they won't try them. Another non-secret is that one of the most exhausting aspects of parenting is arguing with your kids about the fact that they don't eat their vegetables. Tantrums, Keep Reading >>

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