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Developing positive eating habits

Developing positive eating habits can be difficult. Find out what your teen can do every day to develop a healthy attitude toward food.

Nutrition: How a balanced diet and healthy eating habits can help your child's mental health

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Mark National Nutrition Month by learning about the nutrients and routines that can help with your child's mental wellbeing.

Enteral nutrition in intestinal failure

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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.

Nutrition and heart conditions

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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.

Encouraging healthy habits during and after cancer treatment

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Encourage healthy habits in your teen during cancer treatment and after with these expert tips.

Healthy food and drink choices outside the home

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Find out how to encourage your tween or teen to make healthy food and drink choices when eating out.

Nutrition

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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.

Promoting a positive body image

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Learn more about promoting positive body image in your child and improving their overall health.

Relative energy deficiency in sports (RED-S)

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Relative energy deficiency in sports (RED-S) is a syndrome in athletes of any gender and ability caused by consistently not getting enough fuel through food to support the demands of their daily physical activity and training. RED-S is not an eating disorder but can put your child at risk for developing an eating disorder.

Nutrition and feeding consultants for patients with congenital heart disease

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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.

Encouraging healthy lifestyle habits

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Exercising regularly, eating well and sleeping well are all important parts of proper JIA management. Learn how to encourage your teen to be healthy.

Finding a weight that is right for you

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Eating healthy foods and being physically active are important factors in maintaining a healthy weight. Read about tips for keeping a healthy body weight.

Meal ideas for school-aged children, tweens and teens

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Learn how to support your child's nutrition needs with nutritious snacks and meal ideas.

Mindful eating with celiac disease

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Learn about everyday mindfulness, and how being aware of what is going on around and inside of you can help make life more enjoyable and less stressful.

Canada's Food Guide

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Discover the foundation for healthy eating with Canada's Food Guide. Learn about Canada’s Food Guide recommendations and how to apply them to your family’s diet.

Nutrition for your baby

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Discover the various stages of your baby's nutrition and how to handle issues such as spitting up.

Outcomes for premature babies

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Learn about possible outcomes for premature babies.

Sports nutrition

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Find out what athletes at all levels should eat and drink before, during and after sports and exercise.

Sugar substitutes and caffeine: Acceptable daily intake

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Discover the sources and acceptable daily intake limits, if any, of sweeteners and caffeine.

Binge eating disorder: How to help your child

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Learn about the steps you can take to help your child as they recover from binge eating disorder.

Feeding and nutrition for blood and marrow transplants

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Learn about nutrition and how to store and handle food after your child's blood and marrow transplant (BMT).

Maintaining a healthy diet for a child with diabetes

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Maintaining a healthy diet is an essential part of diabetes management. Learn why it's so important.

Dietitians for blood and marrow transplant

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Learn how dietitians help during your child's blood and marrow transplant (BMT).

Good nutrition during leukemia treatment

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Learn why good nutrition during leukemia is so important and how to manage nutritional side-effects of chemotherapy.

Feeding and nutrition of newborn babies

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Learn about your newborn baby's nutritional requirements and how to successfully feed them.