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Children and Youth: Influences on Policy and Practice
Childhood studies and sociocultural theory, together with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, have influenced policy and...
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Doing (Consumer) Research with Children: What’s New?
This chapter focuses on the use of alternative methods to more properly allow children’s voices to be heard in consumer studies as well as in...
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Picky Eating in Normally Developing Children and Young Adults
This chapter deals with picky eating (PE) in normally developing children and adults. PE is a central component of avoidant/restrictive food intake...
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Measuring Hedonic Behaviors to Food Odors in Children
Olfaction is crucial for the hedonic appreciation of food. However, measuring hedonic value of food odors remains a challenge, especially in young...
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Trends and disparities in concurrent tap water avoidance and household food insecurity among US children
Water insecurity (WI) is an underappreciated issue in the United States. WI co-occurs with food insecurity (FI), but little work has explored the...
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Body odor samples from infants and post-pubertal children differ in their volatile profiles
Body odors change during development, and this change influences the interpersonal communication between parents and their children. The molecular...
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Association between blood lead levels and socio-demographic factors among outpatient children in Ningbo, China
Lead exposure is a well-known health concern, affecting children worldwide. We aim to assess children’s blood lead levels (BLLs), and the association...
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Dietary supplements increase the risk of excessive micronutrient intakes in Danish children
PurposeDietary supplement use is common in Northern Europe. Many dietary supplements contain 100% of nutrient reference values (NRV) of...
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Secondhand smoke’s effects on brain development: ADHD and associated behaviors in children
Secondhand smoke, also known as passive smoking, is a serious health hazard that affects millions of people worldwide. Exposure to secondhand smoke...
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Eating Disorders in Children and Adolescents with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Eating disorders (ED) are prevalent comorbid conditions in children and adolescent with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). It is...
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Characterization of Facial Emotions to Food Odors in Children with Autism
Most children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have difficulty expressing their emotions verbally. In addition, subjective measures of emotional...
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Clinical benefits of β-glucan supplementation in children: a review
Malnutrition is a global concern since it affects 130 million children under the age of 5 worldwide. The child’s immunity is brutally compromised,...
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X-ray screening of donated wild game is insufficient to protect children from lead exposure
Worldwide hunters distribute game meat as a gesture of community bonding and as an essential nutritional resource for those facing food insecurity,...
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Adherence to vitamin D supplementation guidelines in children under five years of age: a systematic literature review
PurposeDespite the presence of guidelines on vitamin D supplementation in infants and young children, little is known about parental adherence to...
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Personal vehicle use and food security among US adults who are primary shoppers for households with children
In 2020, 2.9 million households with children were food secure. Previous studies have demonstrated that reduced car access may contribute to issues...
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Plasma MCP-1 and TGF-β1 Levels are Associated with Kidney Injury in Children with Congenital Anomalies of the Kidney and Urinary Tract
Congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract (CAKUT) are primarily causal for end-stage renal disease and have significant implications for...
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Dietary patterns and cognitive achievement among school children in socio-cultural context, a case of Montevideo, Uruguay
PurposeThe benefits of a healthy diet on children´s cognition have been described in several studies. However, many previous studies have analyzed...
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Intake of free sugar among children and adolescents in Germany declines – current results of the DONALD study
PurposeOur recent analysis reported decreasing trends in intake of free sugar in children and adolescents in Germany. Here we set out to update this...
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Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D threshold and risk of rickets in young children: a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis to inform the development of dietary requirements for vitamin D
PurposeThe objective of this systematic review was to determine a minimum serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) threshold based on the risk of having...
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Iodine intake in the Swiss population 100 years after the introduction of iodised salt: a cross-sectional national study in children and pregnant women
PurposeThe Swiss voluntary salt iodisation programme has successfully prevented iodine deficiency for 100 years, but dietary habits are changing and...
