RE: [BULK] Re: Pediatric Nutrition

[Guest guest]

Oh, thank you so much. Pediatric Nutrition is an area that interests me

and I've been focused in my current area so long, that I wanted some

places to refresh/relearn that information. When I was completing my

coursework in school, we had to " live a diet " that we grabbed out of a

hat to see what it was like. Although it wasn't an elimination diet...

I had chronic kidney disease and I found it to be really difficult. I

agree with you completely that when you have to live that way, you can

completely understand.

[bULK] Re: Pediatric Nutrition

Importance: Low

Jen,

I am not sure what you mean by resources, do you mean what

references you

would have on the shelf, recommend to others or what fields a

pediatric

dietitian should know well. In answer to the latter question, I

think

breastfeeding support and food allergies and intolerances is

underexplored

(especially when you combine the two). When I say breastfeeding

support, I

mean knowing how to help the mother and baby breastfeed,

especially when

clinical issues are concerned. If anything, knowing the role of

an IBCLC is

important. As for food allergies, going beyond elimination diets

and

providing counsel with how to comply with any dietary

restrictions (besides

reading labels). In my formal education, both topics were taught

in a

very concise and basic manner, not in a way that could equip the

dietitian

to counsel. And many people assume that if you are a dietitian

you know both

areas very well. If you don't mind my rant, I think it would

benefit

every dietitian to go on an elimination diet. There is a great

learning

curve when one has to eliminate a food they have been accustomed

to

consuming on a regular basis. It's not just eliminating a food,

it is

redeveloping recipes, adjusting costs, shopping at different

stores, and

dealing with social situations (like pot lucks and " different "

school

lunches). Maybe it was just me, but it was only when I or a

close friend

personally had to go through these issues that it sunk in how

little I was

prepared to deal with it.

Anyway, the pediatric nutrition practice group has a

professional resources

page: http://www.pediatricnutrition.org/links/professionals.php

<http://www.pediatricnutrition.org/links/professionals.php> where they

also link to the pedi-rd listserv, another place you could ask

your

question.

Hope this helps,

Renata

On Wed, Mar 5, 2008 at 11:20 AM, Jen Zingaro <jzingaro@...

<mailto:jzingaro%40cnydc.com> > wrote:

>

> Hey all,

>

> If one was interested in this line of nutrition, what

resources would

> you recommend from a clinical/disease standpoint? ... Besides

Ellyn

> Satter type stuff.

>

> TIA

>

> Jen Zingaro RD

> CNY Dialysis Center

> 910 Erie Blvd.

> Syracuse, NY 13210

> (315)410-8040

>

> **Confidentiality Notice**

> The information in this message and/or the accompanying

attachments

> contain confidential privileged information. The information

is the

> property of the sender and intended only for use by the

individual or

> entity named above. The recipient of this information is

prohibited

> from disclosing the contents of the information to another

party.

>

> If you are neither the intended recipient nor the employee or

agent

> responsible for delivery to the intended recipient, you are

hereby

> notified that disclosure of contents in any manner is strictly

> prohibited. Please notify Jen Zingaro by calling

> immediately if you received this information in error.

>

>

--

Renata Mangrum, MPH, RD.

http://nurturingnotes.blogspot.com

<http://nurturingnotes.blogspot.com>

http://infantfeedinghistory.blogspot.com

<http://infantfeedinghistory.blogspot.com>