On Tuesday, July 28, leading nutrition experts, child health organizations and advocates, and researchers—including the UConn Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity—petitioned the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to establish ...
Jul 28, 2020
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Toddlers may not be able to describe their feelings of uncertainty, but a new study from the Center for Mind and Brain at the University of California, Davis provides evidence that toddlers may experience and deal with uncertainty ...
Jul 21, 2020
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(HealthDay)—A majority of toddlers are being screened for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) during primary care visits, according to a study published online July 6 in Pediatrics.
Jul 6, 2020
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Marketing claims promote benefits of providing infant formula and toddler milks that are not supported by scientific evidence, yet 60% of caregivers mistakenly believe these products provide nutrition not present in breastmilk, ...
Mar 11, 2020
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Formula companies quadrupled their advertising of toddler milk products over a ten- year period, contributing to a 2.6 times increase in the amount of toddler milk sold, according to a new paper published in Public Health ...
Feb 4, 2020
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Thousands of families with babies and toddlers have been affected by Australia's bushfire disaster. This includes children whose homes have been under direct threat or impacted by severe smoke pollution, or where their parents ...
Jan 13, 2020
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Vaping-related injuries emerged as a public-health crisis in 2019, with thousands of users suffering severe lung problems that required hospitalization.
Jan 3, 2020
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Among the first and most-documented symptoms of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a child's aversion to interaction with others. Specifically, they appear uninterested in social activities and stimuli that would normally ...
Dec 17, 2019
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Urgent action is needed to protect breastfeeding and reduce formula's carbon footprint—especially for "unnecessary" toddler milks, according to an expert at The Australian National University (ANU).
Dec 4, 2019
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Infant and toddler foods sold in pouches have lower nutritional value than foods sold in jars and other packaging, according to a new study led by researchers from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.
Dec 2, 2019
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