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Advances in the field of pediatric nutrition continue to help the pediatric office practitioner provide excellent clinical care to their patients. In 2003, several important papers were published in the field of clinical nutrition that are reviewed.. New recommendations by the American Academy of Pediatrics for vitamin D supplementation for breast-fed infants have been published that underscore the importance of routine supplementation with 200 IU vitamin D per day. Vitamin K should be provided (0.5 to 1 mg intramuscularly) to all newborns. The authors also review original reports evaluating the role of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in infant formulas, the duration of exclusive breast-feeding, and the natural history of food allergies. Some observational studies support exclusive breast-feeding for 6 months. Data concerning the efficacy of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids are conflicting but do support the safety of these additives.. Regular supplementation with vitamin D, and newborn provision of vitamin K, are important nutritional interventions for infants and children.

Topics: Adolescent; Breast Feeding; Child; Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; Child, Preschool; Fatty Acids, Essential; Food Hypersensitivity; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Peanut Hypersensitivity; Rickets; Vitamin D; Vitamin K

This paper presents practical guidelines for nutrition and feeding of infants and toddlers including vitamin D, vitamin K and fluoride supplementations and preventive measures at risk for food allergy based on family history.

Topics: Breast Feeding; Dietary Supplements; Fluorides; Food Hypersensitivity; Humans; Infant; Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; Infant, Newborn; Nutritional Requirements; Pedigree; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Risk Factors; Vitamin D; Vitamin K

Pathologies associated with gluten intake are increasingly prevalent. Diagnosis of celiac disease (CD) or non-celiac gluten sensitivity (NCGS) is based on compatible clinical alterations and in case of CD on compatible serology or intestinal biopsy. The aim was to determine the values of iron, vitamins and minerals. Calcium levels in celiac patients follow a positive trend after 3 months of gluten-free diet. Ferritin levels in patients with NCGS increased in a statistically significant way (p < 0.017).. Calcium in the CD group increases its values after the establishment of a gluten-free diet as treatment, as well as ferritin in patients with NCGS. No significant changes were found in the rest of the analyzed parameters. This could be

Topics: Adolescent; Calcium; Celiac Disease; Child; Ferritins; Food Hypersensitivity; Glutens; Humans; Iron; Minerals; Retrospective Studies; Vitamin A; Vitamin K; Vitamins

Although several cases of severe hypoalbuminemia resulting from rice milk have been described in the past, today the use of rice milk without nutritional counseling to treat eczema is still a continuing, poor practice. We describe a kwashiorkor case in an infant with severe eczema exclusively fed with rice milk. It is well documented that rice milk is not a sufficient protein source. Moreover, only a small portion of eczema is triggered by food allergy. In conclusion this case raises the importance of managing dietary changes facing food allergies with responsibility for specialized consensus among pediatricians, nutritionists, endocrinologists and allergists all of them specialist professionals.

Topics: Calcium, Dietary; Dermatitis, Atopic; Diet; Dietary Proteins; Folic Acid; Food Hypersensitivity; Fruit; Humans; Hypoalbuminemia; Immunoglobulin E; Infant; Iron, Dietary; Kwashiorkor; Male; Oryza; Serum Albumin; Vegetables; Vitamin K

Topics: Adrenal Cortex Hormones; Calcium; Diagnosis, Differential; Diet; Diet Therapy; Food Hypersensitivity; Gastroenterology; Humans; Parasympatholytics; Psychosomatic Medicine; Radiography; Vitamin K; Vitamins