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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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| 1 | Complementary Nutrition during Lactation
Ginger Carney, RD, LDN, IBCLC, RLC, FILCA
Many respected professional health organizations recommend exclusive
breastfeeding for the first six months of life and continued breastfeeding
throughout the first year and beyond. Mothers are realizing the importance of
providing their milk to their infants and are being encouraged to meet the
Healthy People 2020 Goals for the U.S. which state that 75% of all babies
should be breastfed at hospital discharge, 50% should be exclusively breastfeeding
at 6 months, and 25% of infants should be breastfeeding (with
appropriate solid foods) at 1 year of age. |
| 5 | Dietary Supplements: Inpatient Policies in US Children’s Hospitals
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A recent study found that there is substantial
variation in policies and policy
quality in regard to dietary supplement
use in children’s hospitals, even though
more than 30% of children in the United
States take dietary supplements regularly
according to a review of nationally
representative data from the 1999-2002
National Health and Nutrition
Examination Survey (Picciano, 2007). |
| 6 | Dietary Supplements: Background Information
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What is a dietary supplement?
As defined by Congress in the
Dietary Supplement Health and
Education Act (http://www.fda.gov/
opacom/laws/dshea.html#sec3),
which became law in 1994, a dietary
supplement is a product (other than
tobacco) that ... |
| 8 | Dietary Supplements FAQs
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Common questions and answers about supplements |
| 10 | Thinking about CAM Therapies for Young People
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Can complementary and alternative
medicine (CAM) be helpful to children?
Are CAM therapies safe? This article presents
some general points to consider in
addressing these questions. |
| 12 | From the Editor
Liesje Nieman Carney, RD, CNSD, LDN
This issue of Building Block features an update on complementary and alternative nutrition therapies used in pediatrics.
On behalf of PNPG members, I would like to extend my gratitude to the many contributing authors and reviewers that
made this issue possible! |
| 14 | Resource Summaries
Melanie Savoca, MS, RD, LDN, Liesje Nieman Carney RD, CNSD, LDN
Selected abstracts on the topic |
| 16 | Interview with Joy Weydert, MD
Liesje Nieman Carney RD, CNSD, LDN
Question and answer session with Joy Weydert, MD, Integrative Medicine and Pain Management Pediatrician for
Childrens Mercy Hospital in Kansas City |
| 17 | Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Autism Spectrum Disorders
Aida Miles, MMSc, RD, CSP, CNSD
A population in which complementary
and alternative medicine (CAM) is very
prevalent is that of autism spectrum
disorders (ASDs). |
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FOR THIS ISSUE:EDITORLiesje Nieman Carney, RD, CNSD, LDN
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
34th Steet and Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-4399
Co-EDITORCheryl Lair, RD/LD, CSP, CBE
Parkland Health and Hospital System
5201 Harry Hines Boulevard
Dallas, Texas 75235 LOOKING AHEADVolume 32, No. 2: Parenteral Nutrition in Pediatric Settings
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