by Emily Fawell and Lisa Patient | Aug 2, 2021 | Children's Health, Health Issues, Women's Health
From evolution until the 19th century, there was only one form of nutrition for newborns: they were breastfed, either by the mother or – if that was not possible – by a wet nurse. Bottle-feeding was first introduced at the beginning of industrialisation, and since the...
by Lisa Patient | Mar 29, 2018 | Children's Health, Health Issues, Healthy Foods
Atopic conditions such as asthma, eczema and allergic rhinitis (runny nose), along with allergic conjunctivitis, usually begin in childhood; but could diet during pregnancy help to allergy-proof future generations? Lisa Patient investigated this issue in the Summer...
by Lisa Patient | Jan 7, 2014 | Children's Health, Health Issues, Healthy Foods
The advice to expectant mums used to be that they should avoid eating peanuts or other allergenic foods before or during pregnancy. However a new study published by Boston Children’s Hospital finds that the opposite may be true. They studied over 10,000 women...
by Emily Fawell | Sep 12, 2013 | Children's Health, Healthy Foods
It’s worrying to read a new study that reports how UK commercial baby food aimed at infants over 4 months don’t meet weaning needs. The study finds that these foods replicate the energy found in breast milk, but don’t have the variety of texture, taste and...
by Emily Fawell | Jul 25, 2013 | Children's Health, Health Issues
Vitamin D deficiency has been associated with more and more chronic illness over the past few years, and last year’s poor summer followed by a harsh winter has not helped. In a paper published in Finland, vitamin D levels were tested in 1351 chronically ill children...
by Emily Fawell | Dec 14, 2012 | Children's Health, Health Issues
Alarming news today about the four fold increase in rickets in children due to vitamin D deficiency. Vitamin D is a hormone that is made from the action of sunlight on the skin and helps the body to metabolise calcium and build healthy bones. It is not surprising that...
