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C Clothier

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PubMed2000

The telling truth.

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PubMed1994

Present-day principles in weaning babies.

For parents, the principles of weaning are to be flexible, offer variety, keep calm and show tolerance. Weaning is usually begun between three and six months old. Premature introduction of solids is inadvisable, as is delaying beyond six months. A wide range of home-prepared and/or manufactured baby foods broadens the experience of taste and smell at a receptive age. Foods during weaning should be given without added salt or added sugar. A low-fat diet is not appropriate for babies. Skimmed or semi-skimmed milk are not suitable. Fibre need not be excluded but should be given only in small amounts. Current Department of Health guidelines are that breast or complete formula milk should preferably be continued throughout the first year of life. Follow-on milk or whole cow's milk may be given from six months onwards Follow-on milk is preferable to cow's milk because it is a more reliable source of iron and vitamin D. The need for fluid increases with the intake of solids. Watch the sugar content in fruit juices and give well diluted. Children's vitamin drops should be given from six months up to two years, and preferably up to five years.

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PubMed1987

Is diet in diabetes important?

Theoretical recommendations for dietary prescriptions with the aim of providing optimum nutrition for diabetic control have been made. What are the practical implications of some of these recommendations for diabetic children? Children should be encouraged to select most of their carbohydrate allowance from unrefined carbohydrate, this will increase their fibre intake. The policy to discourage the use of refined carbohydrate on a regular basis is generally accepted although practically this is not always possible. Excessive amounts of dietary fat are to be discouraged and this happens naturally if sufficient carbohydrate is prescribed since it limits the intake of "fillers" such as meat, eggs and cheese. Whilst these principles are generally accepted analysis of sample low fat, high fibre menus for children show these to be low in calories which could be detrimental since normal growth and development is the cornerstone of paediatric dietetics. In addition it should be remembered that diabetes places much stress on a child and too rigid management increases this. Whilst recognising the need for improved nutrition theoretical principles should not be overemphasized. A dietary regimen must be practical and acceptable as well as theoretically sound.

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