Nutrition News

The World Allergy Organization suggests parents use prebiotic supplementation for infants who are not exclusively breastfed, and not use prebiotic supplementation for exclusively breastfed infants, according to recent guidelines.

The FDA has announced a proposal to reduce inorganic arsenic in infant rice cereal, a leading source of arsenic exposure in infants, according to a press release.

The proportion of schools in the United States that serves healthy school lunches increased significantly between 2006 and 2014, while the amount with unhealthy offerings decreased, according to a recent study in Preventing Chronic Disease.

A healthy weight trajectory was more likely in children who regularly consumed breakfast at school — even among those who ate an additional morning meal at home — than among those who skipped breakfast, study data indicate.

The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, together with the Department of Agriculture, have declared March “National Nutrition March. Throughout the month, physicians are encouraged to highlight the importance of making healthy food decisions and promote development of sound eating and exercise behaviors as nutritional awareness is paramount to improving health and wellness among pediatric patients.

Recent research in Preventing Chronic Disease reported that districtwide mandatory policies instituted in Boston to regulate the availability of sugar-sweetened beverages effectively reduced student exposure to these beverages.

The European Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition has released a position paper stating that new evidence shows age of gluten introduction has no effect on the risk for developing celiac disease in at-risk infants.

The administration of routine antibiotics to children with uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition did not significantly aid in nutritional recovery in a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial conducted in Niger.

The installation of water coolers was linked to reduced weight and BMI of elementary and middle school students, according to recent research in JAMA Pediatrics.

The Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity recently recommended numerous global policy changes, such as sugar taxes and limits on marketing unhealthy food to children, in response to the increasing levels of worldwide childhood obesity, according to a report presented at the WHO Executive Board Meeting.