Vitamins A, D, E status as related to supplementation and lung disease markers in young children with cystic fibrosis.

Background: The variable response to fat-soluble vitamin supplementation in young children with cystic fibrosis (CF), and factors contributing to this variability, remain under-investigated.

Objective: To determine if recommended supplement doses normalize serum vitamins A (retinol), D (25-hydroxy-vitamin D, 25OHD), and E (α-tocopherol), and identify factors predictive of achieving sufficiency, in children with CF in the first 3 years of life.

Design: We studied 144 infants born during 2012-2017 and diagnosed with CF through newborn screening.

Abnormal Eating Behaviors Are Common in Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.

Objective: To compare the eating behaviors and nutrition-related concerns in children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) with those in typically developing children.

Study Design: A survey that assessed eating behaviors was completed between October 2013 and May 2014 by the caregivers of children screened for FASD at the University of Minnesota's Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Program, and typically developing children recruited from that clinic or from the Research Participation Core of the Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin.

Results: Compared with controls (N = 81), children with FASD (N = 74) had delayed acquisition of self-feeding behavior (P < .