Nutrition News

Intermittent and continuous energy restriction diets both improved cardiometabolic measures and reduced symptoms of depression and disordered eating among adolescents with obesity, according to findings published in JAMA Pediatrics.

Nearly half of parents are worried about their child developing a hereditary health condition, according to results from the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll of Children’s Health.

Gaining weight can raise the risk for atopic dermatitis and possibly other immune-mediated skin diseases in children, whereas losing weight can reduce this risk, according to a study.

Schools with universal free school meals saw greater meal participation, as well as improvements in attendance and suspensions, according to a systematic review published in JAMA Network Open.

Early initiation of a school-based health education intervention limited adiposity marker progression in elementary-aged children in Spain, researchers reported.

Switching to a Mediterranean diet during childhood and adolescence was associated with modest reductions in BP and an improved profile, which may extend to better heart health during adulthood, researchers reported.

A higher risk for developing psoriasis was found in subjects who were fed formula as infants compared with those who were breastfed for at least the first 4 months of life, according to a Swedish study.

CHICAGO — For children, consuming more isoflavones from soy foods was associated with better attention and faster information processing, according to the results of a correlational study at the annual NUTRITION meeting.

Eating a variety of natural fiber-rich foods and avoiding fiber with phosphate additives may help youth with chronic kidney disease to meet adequate dietary fiber intake.