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Danone Nutricia Academy is a platform which aims to share scientific information and education on Nutrition across life stages with health care professionals (HCPs) via various engagement mediums. With a vision to champion nutrition for new generations, we would like to bring together HCPs to learn, share and network with their peers in the medical community.
Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) are non-digestible carbohydrates present in breastmilk, that are …
SLI is characterized by the onset of lactose malabsorption in those capable of digesting lactose. Acute viral …
Empties slowly from stomach leading to a slow and prolonged appearance of amino acids in the blood
Evaluating the Safety and Benefits of Prebiotic HMOs in Infant Nutrition.
Pair iron-rich vegetarian food options with vitamin-C-rich foods like amla, lemon for better iron absorption.
WHO child growth standards were developed using data collected in the
WHO Multicenter Growth Reference Study. Indian Academy of Pediatrics
(IAP) suggests the use of these charts since India was one of the
participating countries in the generation of these charts. You can
download and print these charts from the link below and use them to
track progress of your patients.
The window of achievement of 6 gross motor milestones was developed based on Motor development study, which was a component of WHO Multicenter Growth Reference Study (MGRS). The MGRS windows of achievement have been constructed to depict the range in ages of achievement of key motor milestones in healthy children from around the world. You can download graphs and tables from the links below.
Download the Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP) recommended immunization schedule 2013 for children aged 0-18 years by clicking on the link below. This schedule includes recommendations in effect as of November 2013. Read the recommendations with footnotes that follow.
Body mass index (BMI) is calculated from a person's height and weight. It provides reliable indicator of body fatness for most people and is commonly used to classify underweight, over-weight and obesity in adults. Click on the link below to go to our online calculator.
Body surface area (BSA) is used to calculate drug doses for pediatric patients. BSA can be calculated by using standard nomogram which includes both height and weight. Here we provide BSA calculations using 2 methods - Mostellers and DuBois & DuBois which can accessed using the link below.
To improve preterm infant growth monitoring, revised Fenton Growth Charts have been harmonized with WHO growth standards and reflect actual age instead of completed weeks. Reference: Fenton R Tanis, Kim H Jae. A systematic review and meta-analysis to revise the Fenton growth chart for preterm infants. BMC Pediatrics. 2013
Growth assessment in Preterm infants
Discussion: Neonatologist and Paramedic
Feeding Difficulties in Preterm/LBW Infants
Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) has been defined as "glucose tolerance of variable severity with its onset or fist recognition during...
Newborn nutrition is a vital part of the well-being of an infant. The period of rapid growth in infancy requires...
Question and Answers The answers to all the questions have been provided by Dr. Bhaskar Raju. Q1: As food allergies...
Persistent diarrhea is passage of frequent loose watery stools for ? 14 days. It usually starts as an acute episode and...
Iron is one of the important trace element found in human body that actively participates in various metabolic pathways, particularly...
Nutrition in preterm infants is important for growth, metabolism and immunity. What are the developmental consequences of poor nutrition? Nutrition...
