[Home Enteral Nutrition (NED) in children and adolescents. Recommendations of the Nutrition Branch of the Chilean Society of Pediatrics].

The use of home enteral or parenteral nutrition has been a necessary step in the optimization of nu tritional support in patients who, due to several diseases, fail to meet their nutritional requirements by oral feeding. This article presents the recommendations of the Chilean Pediatric Society Nutritio nal Branch, aimed at health teams that treat pediatric patients who require enteral feeding for a long time. The general objective is to provide guidelines for the proper management of these patients.

[Dyslipidemia management in children and adolescents: recommendations of the Nutrition Branch of the Chilean Society of Pediatrics].

The prevalence of dyslipidemia has dramatically increased in children and adolescents, and many of these cases are associated with increased obesity. As this condition represents cardiovascular risk in the future, the bases of its treatment should be widely known. In the vast majority of patients, there will be lifestyle changes, specific diet and increased physical activity, usually all of these resulting in a favorable response.

[Thyroid function in obese children].

Introduction: Study results regarding thyroid function in obese children are unknown. The objective of this study was to describe the levels of thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), free plasma thyroxine (FT4), associated factors and frequency of hypothyroidism in these children.

Patients And Method: A retrospective study of medical records of 260 obese children who consulted a physician for the first time between January 2007 and June 2012.

[Blood pressure and family history of hypertension in children from Santiago, Chile].

Background: The prevalence of pediatric arterial hypertension (AHT) is approximately 1% to 2%. In the last tenyears, mean blood pressure levels (BP) have raised due to obesity and changes in lifestyles. Family history (FH) of AHT is a risk factor to develop AHT in children.