Childhood Cognition: The Benefits of Adequate Hydration & Nutrition

Childhood Cognition: The Benefits of Adequate Hydration & Nutrition

Author: Abbott Nutrition Health Institute August 6, 2020 Duration: 19:27
In this 19:27-minute podcast episode, Naiman Khan, PhD, RD, discusses a range of topics including how fluid status and nutrition can affect the body at large, and the brain specifically. He also shares the results of his recent investigation into how hydration and nutrition impact cognitive performance.

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Author: Language: en-us Episodes: 56

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Hydration for Athletes [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 18:51
In this 19-minute episode, Craig Horswill, PhD, discusses how performance affects hydration status; explains the role of hydration before, during and after exercise; and more. See the full transcript on anhi.org.
Nutrition Care for Poorly-Nourished Outpatients [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 23:51
In this 24-minute podcast, Kurt Hong, MD, PhD, discusses a recent study he and his peers conducted, titled, “Nutrition Care for Poorly-Nourished Outpatients Reduces Resource Use and Lowers Costs.” See the full transcript…
Pediatric Food Insecurity [English] [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 12:03
In this 12-minute podcast episode, Ana Avalos, MD, FAAP, reviews a Journal of Pediatrics article she co-authored, titled “High Level of Food Insecurity Among Families with Children Seeking Routine Care at Federally Quali…
Inseguridad Alimentaria Pediátrica [Español] [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 15:25
En este episodio de podcast de 12 minutos, Ana Avalos, MD, FAAP, revisa un artículo del Journal of Pediatrics de la que fue coautora, titulado "Alto nivel de inseguridad alimentaria entre familias con niños que buscan at…
Nutrition Care for Pressure Injuries: Guidelines to Optimize Outcomes [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 37:57
In this 38-minute podcast, Mary Litchford, PhD, RDN, LDN, and Joyce Pittman, PhD, ANP-BC, FNP-BC, CWOCN, FAAN, discuss the 2019 care guidelines and how to apply them generally. They'll also spend some time looking at nut…
Oncology Nutrition in 2020 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 18:55
In this 19-minute podcast, Jyoti Benjamin, MS, RD, CSO, CD, FAND, and Annette Quinn, MSN, RN, discuss the roles each member of the multidisciplinary team can play in offering nutrition care for the oncology patient, both…