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Nutrition

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.

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.

Developing positive eating habits

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Feeding and nutrition of newborn babies

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

Bulimia nervosa: How you can help your child at home

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Find out how you can help your child or teen recover from bulimia nervosa.

Anorexia nervosa: How to help your child at home

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Learn how you can support your child or teen as they recover from anorexia nervosa.

Body image

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Learn more about body image and how having a positive body image can improve your overall health.

The basics of a healthy diet

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Learn about macronutrients and micronutrients and how eating a balance of these can help support your mood and general 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 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.

Nutrition labels: Finding out about the food you eat

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Learn how to read nutrition labels to help compare and choose products, and to make informed food choices.

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.

Dietitians for blood and marrow transplant

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

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.

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).

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.

Cystic fibrosis and nutrition

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People with cystic fibrosis can maintain healthy bodies with nutritional support and advice.

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.

Promoting a positive body image

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

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.