[Recommendations for hypercholesterolemic children].

Some of hypercholesterolemias observed in childhood have a high risk of premature cardiovascular diseases. The monogenic dominantly inherited hypercholesterolemias such as the familial hypercholesterolemia due to mutations on LDL receptor gene corresponds to these diseases. This article, jointly elaborated by the Nouvelle Société Française d’Athérosclérose together with the Nutrition committee of the Société Française de Pédiatrie, is to propose recommendations for a screening strategy and for management of hypercholesterolemia in children.

Soy protein infant formulae and follow-on formulae: a commentary by the ESPGHAN Committee on Nutrition.

This comment by the European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN) Committee on Nutrition summarizes available information on the composition and use of soy protein formulae as substitutes for breastfeeding and cows' milk protein formulae as well as on their suitability and safety for supporting adequate growth and development in infants. Soy is a source of protein that is inferior to cows' milk, with a lower digestibility and bioavailability as well as a lower methionine content. For soy protein infant formulae, only protein isolates can be used, and minimum protein content required in the current European Union legislation is higher than that of cows' milk protein infant formulae (2.