by PediaBlog | Oct 13, 2015 | Uncategorized
By Brook McHugh, M.D., Pediatric Alliance –Chartiers/McMurray Division As I have told many parents of newborns, over and over, breastmilk has EVERYTHING in it your baby needs…except enough vitamin D! For years, pediatricians have told...
by PediaBlog | Jul 6, 2015 | Uncategorized
Even though we expect more than our fair share of cloudy days here in Southwestern Pennsylvania, the amount of clouds — and rain — we’ve seen this spring and summer is getting to be a bit ridiculous. The National Weather Service announced that last...
by PediaBlog | Dec 19, 2013 | Uncategorized
Yesterday, on The PediaBlog, I wrote that good nutrition starts at birth. But actually, it starts before birth. Science has shown that the risk of neural tube defects — like spina bifida — is reduced when women take folic acid (vitamin B9) during...
by PediaBlog | Sep 17, 2013 | Uncategorized
Do children need to take multivitamins? Professor and family doctor Yoni Freedhoff thinks not: So to answer the first question regarding kids and whether or not they need or benefit from taking a daily multivitamin I turned to the medical literature. Simply...
by PediaBlog | Sep 2, 2013 | Uncategorized
We’ve discussed the importance of vitamin D to bone health and immune system function previously on The PediaBlog. This video from AsapSCIENCE clearly illustrates one way we get vitamin D and other reasons why we should go outside more: Previous PediaBlog posts...
