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Sunday, October, 25, 2009

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Feeding A Child With No Appetite

By Amy Thomas Health Expert

It's hard enough getting any three year old to eat, but parents of children with cancer face a special challenge ensuring their child is getting adequate calories each day. In addition to natural childhood stubbornness about food, treatment side effects like poor appetite, mouth sores, dry mouth, taste changes, and nausea can all affect a child's willingness and ability to eat. But rather than turning the kitchen into a battlefield, there are a handful of things a parent can try to help their ...

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Expert & Community Posts

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Weighing In: What are exchanges?
By Heather Reese , Health Expert

...each food group is determined by your recommended daily calorie intake level. So this method... Read more »

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How to Lower High Triglyceride Levels
By Melanie Thomassian , Health Expert

...do try to make a conscious effort to reduce your daily calorie intake (from all sources of... Read more »

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The Perils of Sweetness
By John McManamy , Health Expert

...white sugar a year, comprising 25 percent of our daily calorie intake. Cutting down on your... Read more »

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Weighing In: Can I drink regular soda in moderation?
By Heather Reese , Health Expert

  Question: I know regular soda is high in calories but everything is okay in moderation. So is it... Read more »

Health Guide

Percent Daily Value
These numbers tell you how much of the daily recommended intake the food item meets for a 2,000 calorie diet. For example, if a food label has 18 percent daily value of total fat, than one serving of... Read more »
Breast: premenstrual tenderness and swelling
... Home Care Self-care may include restricting dietary fat to approximately 25% of total daily calorie intake and eliminating caffeine. Breast self-examination should be performed... Read more »
Fibrocystic breast disease
... Treatment Self care may include restricting dietary fat to approximately 25% of the total daily calorie intake, and eliminating caffeine. Performing a breast self-examination monthly,... Read more »
Questions about Diabetes and Nutrition
...history than your risk is even higher. If you are overweight, try cutting down on high sugar, high calorie foods and added sugars to decrease your total calorie intake and allow for weight loss.... Read more »
Lumps in the breasts
...with your health care provider. Consider restricting dietary fat to approximately 25% of the total daily calorie intake and eliminating caffeine and cigarette smoking to see if symptoms subside.... Read more »

Medications

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...medication is used along with a doctor-approved reduced-calorie diet, exercise, and behavior... Read more »

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...medication is used along with a doctor-approved reduced-calorie diet, exercise, and behavior... Read more »

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...(sye-BYOU-truh-meen)Uses This medication is used along with a low-calorie diet to help... Read more »

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...is also used along with a doctor-approved, reduced-calorie diet as an aid to help significantly... Read more »

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