This section brings you information on nutritional care and disease with focus on enteral and parenteral nutrition, and nutrition support for a wide range of conditions such as infectious disease, cardiovascular disease, gastrointestinal diseases, metabolic syndrome and diabetes. It also includes the impact of nutrition on aging and frailty ,critical care support post-surgery and oncology care
Publications
Role Of Nutritional Management During & Beyond Diarrhea
Diarrhea remains one of the most common causes of mortality in children under five years of age in India. Latest NFHS-5 data suggests prevalence of diarrhea in the 2 weeks preceding the survey to be 9.2% in children under 5 years of age. However
Infantile Colic: Potential Reason Behind an Inconsolable Infant
Infantile colic, otherwise known as excessive crying, is one of the most common reasons for parents to consult their pediatricians, especially during the first few months of their infants’ life. Apart from causing considerable stress to parents
Role of Probiotics in Gastrointestinal Disorders in Infants
Functional gastrointestinal disorder (FGID) is a widely prevalent global condition affecting infants from the first day of their life to their later years. Healthy gastrointestinal (GI) microflora plays an important role in combating common GI
Videos
Disease Specific Nutritional Support in Critically ILL: Nestle
View the webinar about Disease Specific Nutritional Support in Critically ILL by Dr. J.D. Sunavala presented at Nestlé Nutrition Institute, India.
Monitoring Nutritional Support In Intensive Care Unit: Nestle
View the webinar about Monitoring Nutritional Support In Intensive Care Unit by Dr. Pravin Amin presented at CRITICARE 2011 New Delhi, Workshop on
Human Milk for Preterm and Fortification 2015
Jatinder Bhatia discusses the challenenges of meeting nutrient requirment in preterm infants solely with breast milk.
Infographics
Meeting the iron needs of young children
Iron is hard to metabolize due to its poor solubility. It can have adverse health effects unless its levels in the body are maintained between adequate thresholds. Insufficient iron leads to anemia, while excessive iron causes oxidative damage in the
Influencing flavour perception and preference in infants for long-term health
We are witnessing a worldwide epidemic of obesity in children, adolescents, and adults. While obesity is multifactorial in origin, the increased prevalence of obesity has been paralleled by an increased consumption of “sweet” in the form of refined
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Effect of Fortified Complementary Food Supplementation on the Growth Outcomes of Children
Fortified Complementary Food Supplements: Effects on Child GrowthAn unblinded, community-based, cluster-randomised controlled trial evaluating the
Prenatal Iron-Folate Supplementation: Effects on Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes
A study published in The Journal of Nutrition assessed the effects of prenatal iron-folate supplementation on maternal and neonatal iron status. For
