Google
Trusted Resources: Evidence & Education
Scientific literature and patient education texts
Getting A Child With Sickle Cell Anemia To Eat Healthy
source: Sickle Cell Warriors
year: 2015
authors: Mark Kirkpatrick
summary/abstract:As most parents know, many children can be picky eaters and getting them to eat their fruits and vegetables has challenged parents for many decades. Especially for those youngsters diagnosed with SCD (Sickle Cell Disease), it is often associated with low calcium intake, vitamin D deficiency and a poor appetite, which can lead to delayed growth and development in any child.
If your kid is getting plenty of vitamin C and D, that’s fantastic, but as we all know, they also need to be eating well-balanced meals and getting other important nutrients. As parents, we’ve all used tricks to get our kids to eat, from the old airplane into the hanger routine as infants, to giving them chocolate milk so they’ll actually drink some, but sugary substitutes aren’t the answer.
read more
+myBinderRelated Content
-
28 Hacks That Can Make Going to College With a Chronic Illness EasierHeading off to college can be a stressfu...
-
Prevalence and Correlates of Growth Failure in Young African Patients With Sickle Cell DiseaseGrowth failure (GF) in children with sic...
-
The Cellie Coping Kit helps sick kids manage the stress of treatmentDesigned by Marsac during her fellowship...
-
TLC’s Tionne ‘T-Boz’ Watkins on Living With Sickle Cell DiseaseSinger Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins is opening...
-
CAMEROON: Let’s Talk about Sickle Cell DiseaseThat day in the hospital, my intuition w...
-
Listening to Sickle Cell Patients is Crucial During a CrisisI recently was admitted to the hospital ...
-
Today’s Faces of Sickle Cell Disease: Tosin OlaDuring a long hospitalization in 2005, T...
To improve your experience on this site, we use cookies. This includes cookies essential for the basic functioning of our website, cookies for analytics purposes, and cookies enabling us to personalize site content. By clicking on 'Accept' or any content on this site, you agree that cookies can be placed. You may adjust your browser's cookie settings to suit your preferences. More Information
The cookie settings on this website are set to "allow cookies" to give you the best browsing experience possible. If you continue to use this website without changing your cookie settings or you click "Accept" below then you are consenting to this.
Powered by
Support for this site is provided by
This platform is made possible through a partnership with the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America, Inc. (SCDAA) and its member organizations. SCDAA's mission is to advocate for people affected by sickle cell conditions and empower community-based organizations to maximize quality of life and raise public consciousness while advancing the search for a universal cure.