Nutrition News

The use of hydrolyzed formula did not reduce the incidence of diabetes-associated autoantibodies among infants at risk for type 1 diabetes, according to study findings in JAMA.

The FDA and EPA announced draft revisions to guidelines regarding the consumption of fish by pregnant women and children.

Adhering to a Mediterranean diet reduces the risk for obesity in children and should be promoted as larger part of the prevention strategy in the European Union, according to findings presented at the European Congress on Obesity in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Stress, hormones, diet and increased body fat in children are interrelated, suggesting stress and lifestyle interventions are logical methods to control childhood obesity, according to research presented at the European Congress on Obesity in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Formula enriched with docosahexaenoic acid, prebiotics polydextrose and galacto-oligosaccharides, and yeast beta-glucan, improved respiratory health among young children, according to study findings in Pediatrics.

Road traffic injuries, HIV/AIDS and suicide are predominant causes of death among adolescents, according to a WHO report, which calls for more focus on adolescent health worldwide.

Pregnant women who watched television while eating are more likely to allow their infants to do the same, possibly laying the ground for a poor relationship with media and food and going against obesity prevention guidelines, according to study results presented during the Pediatric Academic Societies annual meeting.

No significant association was found between breast-feeding and bronchiolitis severity score or length of hospital stay, according to recent study findings published in The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal.

Two studies on current childhood obesity rates and related costs demonstrated that severe adolescent obesity is rising in the United States, and that significant direct costs can be attributed to health problems associated with childhood obesity.

Economic growth has little to no effect on the nutritional health of children in middle- and low-income countries, according to a study in The Lancet Global Health.