Nutrition Related Articles & Blog Posts

How can I get my kids to eat vegetables and other good things? All they want is junk food.

Dr. Greene, our 19-month-old son has seemed to have trouble since his birth. He wouldn’t be miserable all the time, just a good portion of the time. At 1 year, he was introduced to cow’s milk. Before this time,…

What do I give a child who’s allergic to both cow’s milk and soy?

My daughter is now 7 months old. I have been adding locally produced honey to my daughter’s food to help with her allergies. In my opinion, this has decreased her allergy like symptoms. My wife and I have had…

What can I do for my child’s iron deficiency anemia?

My 15-month-old son was diagnosed as borderline anemic. I’ve tried giving him the iron drops prescribed but they seem to disagree with him, and now he will not take them. What can I feed him to bring up his…

I have a son aged 25 months. He was born low birth weight — 2.4 Kg (5 pounds 4 ounces). When he was an year old, he weighed approximately 9 Kg (19 pounds 13 ounces). The paediatrician gave him…

I saw an article by Louis M. Sullivan, M.D. in the Denver-Rocky Mountain News which supports Olestra. What do you think of this new fat-free fat? Is it safe? Should I let my children eat it, or is it…

I heard on the radio that infant formula hurts a baby’s brains. Is that true?
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The effect of sugar intake on children’s behavior is a hotly debated topic in pediatrics. Parents and educators often contend that sugar and other carbohydrate ingestion can dramatically impact children’s behavior, particularly their activity levels. Physicians, on the other hand, have looked at controlled studies of sugar intake and have not found hypoglycemia or other [...]