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Nutrition and Gastroenterology Committee

Position statements

Cow’s milk protein allergy in infants and children
Posted: Jun 25, 2024
Breastfeeding and human milk in the NICU: From birth to discharge
Posted: Jun 6, 2023
Using probiotics in paediatric populations
Posted: Dec 9, 2022
Pasteurized and unpasteurized donor human milk
Posted: Dec 10, 2020
A proposal to increase taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages in Canada
Posted: Jan 30, 2020
School nutrition: Support for providing healthy food and beverage choices in schools
Posted: Jan 30, 2020
Dietary intake of sodium by children: Why it matters
Posted: Jan 30, 2020
Energy and sports drinks in children and adolescents
Posted: Oct 6, 2017, Reaffirmed: Feb 24, 2023

Practice points

Recognizing and addressing atypical growth
Posted: Jul 11, 2023
The role of dietary fibre and prebiotics in the paediatric diet
Posted: Jun 9, 2020
Nutritional evaluation of the neurologically impaired child
Posted: Mar 13, 2020
Iron requirements in the first 2 years of life
Posted: Nov 20, 2019

Joint statements 

Nutrition for Healthy Term Infants: Recommendations from Birth to Six Months, a joint statement of Health Canada, Canadian Paediatric Society, Dietitians of Canada, and Breastfeeding Committee for Canada

Nutrition for Healthy Term Infants: Recommendations from Six to 24 Months, a joint statement of Health Canada, Canadian Paediatric Society, Dietitians of Canada, and Breastfeeding Committee for Canada

 

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