VItamin D Supplementation in Infants, Children, and Adolescents [Article]
Vitamin D in Children: The Right Dose of Evidence [Editorials]
Recognition and Management of Vitamin D Deficiency [Article]
Vitamin D deficiency affects persons of all ages. Common manifestations of vitamin D deficiency are symmetric low back pain, proximal muscle weakness, muscle aches, and throbbing bone pain elicited with pressure over the sternum or tibia. A 25-hydroxyvitamin D level should be obtained in patients wi...
Dietary Fat: Quantity and Quality [Editorials]
AAP Doubles Recommended Vitamin D Intake in Children [Practice Guidelines]
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has doubled the recommended intake of vitamin D to 400 IU per day for infants, children, and adolescents.
Long-Term Benefits of a Vegetarian Diet [Editorials]
Antioxidant Supplements Do Not Improve Mortality and May Cause Harm [Cochrane for Clinicians]
In randomized controlled trials of primary and secondary prevention, vitamins A and E, and beta-carotene supplementation increased mortality. Vitamin C and selenium supplementation had no significant effect on mortality.
AHA Diet and Lifestyle Recommendations [Practice Guidelines]
Nutrition in Toddlers [Article]
Toddlers make a transition from dependent milk-fed infancy to independent feeding and a typical omnivorous diet. This stage is an important time for physicians to monitor growth using growth charts and body mass index and to make recommendations for healthy eating. Fat and cholesterol restriction sh...
Rickets: Not a Disease of the Past [Article]
Rickets develops when growing bones fail to mineralize. In most cases, the diagnosis is established with a thorough history and physical examination and confirmed by laboratory evaluation. Nutritional rickets can be caused by inadequate intake of nutrients (vitamin D in particular); however, it is n...