Renee Radenberg  
Female

Specialties: Child Nutrition, nutrition

Unlimited Appetite
Jul 17, 2008 10:09PM in the Child Nutrition Expert Forum
She is overweight for her age from the measurements you stated. It is important she is active and limit time in front of the TV or non-active-video games / computer. There have been studies showing the longer the length of time a child sit in front of the TV, the greater the weight gain. Suggest you do not have any high sugar drinks / snacks in the house and ...
Why does my son eat this way???
Jul 17, 2008 09:58PM in the Child Nutrition Expert Forum
From the measurements you stated his weight and height is normal for his age. Babies 'sucking' skills do not start until about 31-32 weeks gestation and feeding can be a challenge for them. It is not a natural instinct as one thinks. This may not be the case with your son, however, he may not know how to eat foods. Suggest he have an evaluation on chewing and...
nutrion
Jul 17, 2008 09:42PM in the Child Nutrition Expert Forum
Her weight is fine for her age. A 1 year old still drinks 3-4 feedings of milk (4ozs a feeding) or dairy product a day. Suggest giving her milk in a cup and not a bottle and milk is at the end of the meals so she eats the food first. She should eat 3 meals a day and snacks between meals. To potty train her; you need to ask the Child Behavior Forum.
High blood mag, low mag syptoms
Jul 17, 2008 09:33PM in the Nutrition Expert Forum
From the height and weight you have stated you are very underweight for your height. Magnesium citrate is more soluble then magnesium oxide and our bodies absorb up to 70% depending on the amount of magnesium intake. Recommended daily magnesium dose for 19-30 year old males is 400mg. Suggest you eat healthy in general so you get all the vitamins and mineral...
Cramping and muscle spasms
Jul 17, 2008 09:11PM in the Nutrition Expert Forum
It may not be a decrease in potassium. Suggest you go to your Doctor and blood work done to see your levels. If potassium is within normal limits then it is something else which your MD will treat. There are potential dangers of self-dosing with potassium supplementation so suggest you only take what your MD prescribed.
low WBC
Jul 15, 2008 09:13PM in the Nutrition Expert Forum
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