To mark Nutrition Month, find out about tube feeding, special diets, food allergies and sensitivities, bowel conditions and more.
Read about various nutrition and feeding consultants, such as dietitians and lactation consultants, who work to ensure that babies and children with heart conditions receive proper nutrition.
Learn about the important role of nutrition. A heart condition can make it hard for kids to get the nutrition they need and may result in failure to thrive.
Learn about possible outcomes for premature babies.
Find out how inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) are each diagnosed and treated.
Learn how to stay on top of your medications, monitor for early signs of kidney transplant rejection, make healthy lifestyle choices, manage stress and navigate a range of healthcare and other issues in adulthood.
Enteral nutrition is any method of feeding that uses the gastrointestinal (GI) tract to deliver nutrition to your child. It can include food given through their mouth or through a feeding tube.
Learn about what a premature baby needs to eat and how they can get proper nutrition.
Learn how to stay on top of your medications, monitor for early signs of liver transplant rejection, make healthy lifestyle choices, manage stress and navigate a range of healthcare and other issues in adulthood.
Learn about conditions that affect the liver, pancreas and gastrointestinal system. Find out about diagnostic procedures, treatment and more.
Learn what nutrition is optimal for your child from the time they are born to the time they are a teen. Learn about the different food groups and find information about the different nutrients that food contains.
Parenteral nutrition is liquid nutrition that is given to your child through an intravenous (IV) infusion if their digestive system cannot absorb or tolerate adequate food or fluids by mouth or through a feeding tube to be able to grow and thrive.
May is Cystic Fibrosis Month. Learn what causes cystic fibrosis, what the signs and symptoms are, and what treatments are available.
Intestinal failure is a condition in which the GI tract cannot absorb the nutrients a child needs for growth and day-to-day life. Learn about the causes and treatments.
Parents can learn how mucositis is prevented and treated after a blood and marrow transplant (BMT).
Cystic fibrosis is a genetic condition that affects different systems in your body.
People with cystic fibrosis can maintain healthy bodies with nutritional support and advice.
Learn the important roles your celiac disease health-care team plays in helping you manage your health.
This article describes what to consider when your child decides to become a vegetarian.
Discover the role of zinc in the body and how to get enough in your diet.
Learn about nutrition and how to store and handle food after your child's blood and marrow transplant (BMT).
Fibre is a nutrient found in all plants. Learn about the two types of fibre, their benefits and how to increase your fibre intake.
Information for children, adolescents and their families about eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), a disorder that involves inflammation and swelling of the esophagus.
