Nutrition

• Health: Reproductive Health: Pregnancy and Birth: Nutrition  (17)
• Society: Issues: Health: Food, Drink and Nutrition: Infant Feeding  (17)

Ask the Expert - Dr. Alan Greene - Various articles by Dr. Greene that discuss nutrition and feeding issues from infants to teens.

Babies and Allergies - Article from Suite101.com on what signs to look for and how to avoid or detect food allergies.

Cheating Babies: Nutritional Quality and Cost of Commercial Baby Food - A report from the Center for Science in the Public Interest.

Diet and Nutrition Guide for Children - Information on the kids food pyramid, reading nutrition labels, and vitamin and mineral requirements.

Food Safety for Mothers and Babies - Factsheet from Clemson University gives guidelines for safe food handling for babies, and storing breast milk, formula and food.

Infant Nutrition - Discusses the composition of breast milk and various types of formula.

International Association of Infant Food Manufacturers - Represents 17 members including both national and international which manufacture and market infant foods.

Nutrition for Babies and Toddlers - Articles, advice and related links.

Soy Based Infant Formula - Article on phytoestrogens and soy-based infant formula from the British Medical Journal.

Toddler Food Guide - An adapted food pyramid for toddlers. Includes a sample menu plan.

Wellstart International - Works to improve mother and infant nutrition world-wide by providing education to perinatal healthcare providers and services to breastfeeding families. Programs and publications.

WIC - Women, Infants and Children - Mission is to support low-income women and children up to age 5 who are at nutritional risk by providing foods to supplement diets, information on healthy eating, support for women who breastfeed, and referrals to health care.