Nutrients and calories in breast milk: A guide for the science-minded
What’s in your breast milk? Covers colostrum, mature milk, fat content, calories in breast milk, and more. Tips for improving your milk.
Diet and nutrition
Prebiotics: How to feed your family’s friendly gut flora
© 2009 – 2012 Gwen Dewar, Ph.D., all rights reserved Like probiotics, prebiotics are a popular new food additive. Should your family be consuming them? Experiments suggest that prebiotic supplements are safe. They are probably healthful, too. Here is an overview of the subject: What prebiotics are, where you can find them, and why you … Continue reading
Probiotics for kids: A parent’s evidence-based guide
© 2009-2012 Gwen Dewar, Ph.D., all rights reserved Some medical researchers recommend probiotics for kids with acute diarrhea and for the prevention of antibiotic-associated diarrhea (Floch et al 2008). They note that probiotics may be helpful for certain other ailments, too. But before you go to the pharmacy or market, it’s important to understand that … Continue reading
Healthful diets for kids: Why some seemingly natural diets can harm children
Everyone has heard about the perils of the high-fat, high starch, low-fiber diet common throughout the affluent, industrialized world. So shouldn’t we steer our families toward a more “natural” diet? Eat the way we were meant to eat. Eat like our hunter-gatherer ancestors and enjoy better health. It’s not a bad plan. If you consider … Continue reading