Through Nutrition & Your Child, CNRC nutrition scientists share their ongoing research and offer useful nutrition information to those interested in the nutritional care and feeding of children.

Volume 3, 2008

Inside this issue:

• Defining Normal: Assessment of Body Composition
• Portion Sizes Impact Eating
• Promoting Fruit, Juice and Vegetables
• Using Grocery Receipts to Assess Home Food Supply
• Guidelines for Healthy Children

Volume 2, 2008

Inside this issue:

• Energy Balance Equations for Kids
• Healthy Eating PodCasts Now Available
• Prebiotics: Another Key for Improving Bone Health
• School Nutrition Policies Make a Difference
• A Successful Intensive School-Based Weight Loss Program

Volume 1, 2008

Inside this issue:

• The National Breastfeeding Awareness Campaign: Implications for the Public
• MyPyramid for Moms
• Media Time and Overweight Among US Preschoolers
• Using Video Games To Change Behavior
• Using City Parks To Improve Health

Volume 3, 2007

Inside this issue:

• Large Portion Sizes And High Energy Density = More Calories Consumed
• Recruiting Human Research Volunteers
• Children Eat More Fruit and Vegetables After Food Preparation Activities
• Increasing Bone Mineral Mass: Tips for Teens
• Predicting Weight Gain in Hispanic Children

Volume 2, 2007

Inside this issue:

Increasing Children’s Fruit and Vegetable Consumption
Get Out and Play
Sleep Patterns and Obesity
Influence of Child Care Providers on Children’s Eating
Infant Feeding Trends over 25 years

Volume 1, 2007

Inside this issue:

Understanding Breastfeeding at the Cellular Level
The Confocal Microscopy and Image Analysis Laboratory at CNRC
Adolescent Activity Identity and Activity
eHealth: New Opportunities for Promoting Health
Portion Size Impacts Mealtime Calories

Volume 4, 2006

Inside this issue:

From Beta-carotene to Vitamin A
The Plant Physiology Laboratory at CNRC
Assessing Parental Feeding Strategies Across Different Ethnic Groups
Food Commercials for Healthy Foods
Local School Policy Changes Impact Nutrition

Volume 3, 2006

Inside this issue:

What Is Your Infant Telling You About Feeding?
The Children’s Eating Laboratory at CNRC
Understanding Food Labels Can Promote Healthy Diets
How Do Parents of 10 to 14 Year Olds Influence What Their Children Eat?
¿Cómo los padres de familia con hijos(as) de 10 a 14 años de edad, tienen influencia en lo que sus hijos(as) comen?
Using Geographical Information systems (GIS) and Other Measures to Determine Physical Activity Opportunities for Adolescents

Volume 2, 2006

Inside this issue:

Genes, Food and Exercise
The Body Composition Laboratory at CNRC
Why Do Physical Activity Programs Work?
Sedentary or Active: Impact of Day, Time, and Gender

Volume 1, 2006

Inside this issue:

Internet Promotion of Diet and Physical Activity
The Energy Metabolism Laboratory at CNRC
Sweetened Beverage Consumption and Overweight: An Unresolved Issue
Childhood Obesity Carries Serious Health Risks

Volume 4, 2005

Inside this issue:

School Policy Changes Can Make a Difference
Breastfeeding is More Than an Intellectual Decision
Importance of Vitamin D During Adolescence
Healthy Eating Builds Healthy Communities

Volume 3, 2005

Inside this issue:

Is Healthful Eating Born or Made?
Eat Right, Exercise, Have Fun
Metabolic Syndrome the Fastest Growing Disease
Discretionary Calories: What Are They?
Houston-area Volunteer Opportunities

Volume 2, 2005

Inside this issue:

Less Screentime And More Physical Activity
Leads To Healthier Weight
Be A “Healthier You” By Following The New USDA Food Guidance System
Hidden Hunger:
Innovative Solutions To Global Problems
Encouraging A Child’s Sense Of Self Worth Through Feeding Styles
Houston-area Volunteer Opportunities

Volume 1, 2005

Inside this issue:

Mother-Child Diabetes, Heart Risk Patterns Differ by Ethnicity
New Interactive Healthy Eating Calculator
Parents' Attitudes Help Shape Kids' "Athletic Identity"
Zinc Absorption from Plant-based Diets Improves with Dairy
Soy Benefits Studied
Bone Health Update: Beta blockers: Answer to osteoporosis?
Houston-area Volunteer Opportunities

Volume 4, 2004

Inside this issue:

What's the Best Diet for Kids?
Study Links Eating Veggies to Healthier Body Weight in Girls
With Kids, Unhealthy Habits "Hang Out" Together
Culinary Tips Dress Up Vegetables (Special web feature)
'Weighing' the Effect of School Snack-bar Portions
New Study Tests Healthy Lifestyle Programs for Families
Houston-area Volunteer Opportunities

Volume 3, 2004

Inside this issue:

CNRC Experts Help Shape New Feeding Guidelines
Some Advice from the Start Healthy Feeding Guidelines
The Start Healthy Feeding Guidelines (Reprinted with permission)
Calcium-poor Diets Limit Girls' Bone Strength Potential
Quilt Honors CNRC Volunteers

Volume 2, 2004

PDF version

Inside this issue:

Mealtime Routine Key to Girls' Bone Health
Snack-Bar Temptations Derail Kids' Diets
Schools Getting Nutritional Overhaul
No hiding baby fat from PEA POD
CNRC Researchers Publish Stable Isotope “Bible”
My tummy hurts!” But what causes this childhood complaint?

Volume 1, 2004

Volume 3, 2003

Volume 2, 2003

Volume 1, 2003

Volume 3, 2002

Volume 4, 2001

Inside this issue:

Heaping helpings encourage kids to overeat
Tips for raising a healthy eater
Visual aids make 'portion' sense
Do you suffer "portion distortion?"
Healthy eating resources
Research Update:Making plants more nutritious
Research Update:Feeding preemies for optimal intestinal growth

Volume 3, 2001

Inside this issue:

AD/HD supplement fails test
Calcium-boosting carbohydrate studied
Plant research fine-tunes nutrition recommendations
Breakfast-skippers risk iron shortfall, poorer grades
Q&A -- How can I help my daughter get more iron?

Volume 2, 2001

Inside this issue:

Breastfeeding 'Remodels' Moms' Bones
Study Traces Roots of Obesity in Hispanic Children
New Resource: Your Child's Weight
Daughters Follow Moms' Lead When Choosing Beverages
CNRC Expert 'D'-mystifies Nutritional Rickets
Q&A: How can I tell how much calcium is in the food I buy?
May Teleconference

Volume 1, 2001

Summer 2000

Inside this issue:

High-fiber, low-fat means better nutrition for teens
Kitchen makeover makes healthy eating hassle-free
New dietary guidelines make healthy eating as easy as ABC
Healthy eating resources
Nutrition Q&A: How much fiber does my 8-year-old daughter need?
Research update: Weigh BMI limitations when evaluating children  

Spring 2000

Inside this issue:

Consider nutrition when choosing day care
Child-care resources
Hospital volunteers fill breastfeeding support gap
Research update: Genetic differences influence calcium absorption
Food guide pyramid for young children
Pint-size portions cut mealtime stress
Finger-food safety
Q&A: Is a pickle an appropriate "vegetable" for children?
Q&A: Do kids need sports drinks?  

Winter 2000

Inside this issue:

Don't go bananas over meat-free diet
Research update:  Boosting the calcium content of plants
Tips for vegetarian teens
Ovo-lacto vegetarian sample menu
What's in a name?  Types of vegetarian diets
What vegetarian teens need every day
A crop of vegetarian nutrition resources
Q&A: My son says vegetarian diets are healthier.  Is this true?  

Fall 1999

Holiday game plan can tackle unhealthy habits
Benefits of fruits and veggies keep cropping up
Fortified breast milk best for premature infants
Behavior strategies sidestep nutrition barriers
Celebrate with fun, food and fitness
A harvest of fruit- and veggie-friendly websites 

Summer 1999

Understanding breastfeeding supply and demand
Research keeps infant formulas on track
Study targets breastfeeding rates
Reading your baby's 'sign language'
Latch-on to a good position
Why breast is best
Breastfeeding: How to tell when all is well
Expert gives moms the cold facts on milk storage
Nursing nutrition

Spring 1999

Inside this issue:

Fortify your folate levels before becoming pregnant
Tips for coping with a 'Happy Spitter'
Nutrition review helps kids' diets 'Make the Grade'
Healthy kids snack smart
Calcium-poor diets studied: How low do they go?
Kid-friendly web sites Kids'nutrition Q&A: My 2-year-old son is a very picky eater. What can I do?

Winter 1998

Inside this issue:

We've come a long way, baby: The CNRC turns 20
Unexpected results from AD/HD study may yield important insights
Osteoporosis prevention begins in adolescence
Understanding science helps separate hype from hope
Link between formula composition and infant body fat studied
What is a double-blind, placebo controlled study?

Summer 1998

Inside this issue:

Staying power puts fun back into fitness
Proper nutrition should be part of training young athletes
Factors to identify kids at risk for weight problems studied
USDA offers school program to help adolescents
Helping kids eat right and get fit
Kids' nutrition Q&A
Kids'activity pyramid (in pdf version only)
Using growth & body mass index (BMI) charts (in pdf version only)

Spring 1998

Inside this issue:

Researchers link abnormal fetal development to coronary heart disease
Fatty acid and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder link studied
CNRC scientists receive prestigious honors
Children need plenty of calcium to grow healthy and strong
New guidelines outline the importance of breastfeeding