Publications by authors named "Keren Davidson"
Food Intake Adequacy in Children and Adolescents With Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr
October 2016
Objectives: Diet assessment is essential in the care of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). We aimed to study food intake in children with IBD and evaluated the relation of dietary intake with disease activity and nutritional status in these children.
Methods: This cross-sectional study investigated 68 children and adolescents with IBD (57 Crohn disease, 11 ulcerative colitis).
Article Synopsis
- Beta-palmitate in infant formula may enhance digestion, leading researchers to hypothesize that high beta-palmitate (HBP) formula would result in more frequent, softer stools and less crying compared to low beta-palmitate (LBP) formula.
- In a study with 63 infants, they were fed either HBP or LBP formula, while a group of breastfed infants served as a control; data on crying and stool characteristics were collected over several days.
- Results showed that HBP formula significantly reduced crying duration and frequency compared to LBP, suggesting it may enhance comfort for formula-fed infants and ease parental stress, similar to the benefits seen with breastfeeding.
Article Synopsis
- The study compared the effects of different infant formulas on bone strength in term infants over 12 weeks, focusing on palmitic acid levels.
- Eighty-three healthy infants participated, with those formula-fed divided into high beta-palmitate (HBP) and low beta-palmitate (LBP) groups, alongside a breast-fed reference group.
- Results showed that infants on HBP formula had significantly higher bone speed of sound (SOS) than those on LBP formula, indicating improved bone strength similar to breast-fed infants.
Background: Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is an inflammatory disorder with increasing prevalence. It typically presents with swallowing difficulties, heartburn or dyspepsia, and in toddlers, failure to thrive. EoE is characterized by eosinophilic infiltrates of the esophageal mucosa, and endoscopies with tissue diagnosis are mandatory.
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