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Infant & Toddler Dietary Guidelines

Good nutrition plays a critical role in the optimal development of infants and toddlers and it is imperative that all healthcare professionals support parents and caregivers in their efforts to incorporate healthy dietary patterns from birth. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans provide advice on what to eat and drink to meet nutrient…

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Feeding Babies: Understanding Heavy Metals

In this webinar, Gerber BabyMatters by Gerber Medical Hub explores "Feeding Babies & Young Children: Understanding Heavy Metals" with Pediatrician & Medical Toxicologist, Dr. Jennifer Sample, MD.

Heavy Metals Quality & Safety Webinars

Brain & Cognitive Development - BabyMatters

The first 8 years are crucial for a baby's brain growth, forming the basis for future learning. Movement, language, emotion, and problem-solving are vital brain functions. By age 3, the brain is 80% its adult size, doubling in the first year. Interaction, play, and care aid brain development, while breastfeeding and nutrition (iron,…

Brain & Cognitive Development BabyMatters Importance of Iron

Cow's Milk Protein Allergy: Diagnosis & Dietary Management

Dr. Anna Novak's webinar addresses cow's milk protein allergy management, highlighting immediate and delayed reactions, breastfeeding with dietary adjustments, and hypoallergenic infant formulas. It underscores the importance of extensively hydrolyzed formulas and amino acid-based options for severe cases, while also exploring the role of…

Food Allergens Webinars

Most Baby Foods Do Not Contain Added Sugar Regardless of Packaging

A study on baby foods found that more than 90% of pouches, jars, and tubs for infants and toddlers are free from added sugar, except for yogurt-based products. Packaging type doesn't affect sugar content, but yogurt presence predicts added sugar. Pureed foods without yogurt rarely contain added sugar. Similar fruit and vegetable…

Incorporating Cereals & Purees Dietary Guidelines Research

Understanding Heavy Metals - BabyMatters

Heavy metals like arsenic, cadmium, lead, and mercury are present in soil, water, and air, absorbed by crops and animals, and can impact early development. Homemade and store-bought baby foods have similar heavy metal levels. To reduce exposure, wash, peel, and cook foods wisely, ensure clean water, prioritize iron and zinc-rich foods,…

Heavy Metals BabyMatters

Understanding Heavy Metals Podcast - BabyMatters

Podcast interview with Pediatrician and Toxicologist, Dr. Jennifer Sample, on the important topic of feeding infants and children, and understanding heavy metals.

Heavy Metals BabyMatters Podcasts

Understanding Heavy Metals Roundup - BabyMatters

Gerber BabyMatters™ answers your questions about heavy metals and provides tips for reducing exposure: What are heavy metals? How do heavy metals get in foods? Do homemade foods have less heavy metals? Can the exposure to heavy metals from foods be reduced?

Heavy Metals BabyMatters Podcasts

Gerber's Commitment to Quality

We know that heavy metals have been a big topic of conversation and concern for parents and caregivers, baby food makers and regulators in recent years. We want parents and caregivers to understand our process and standards, because we know how important safety is for little ones. For more than 90 years, baby food has been our only…

Heavy Metals Quality & Safety

Gerber Nutrition at ASN 2023

This July, Gerber participated in the American Society for Nutrition Conference which explored developments in clinical and translational nutrition, food science and systems, diet and disease, basic science, and global health and brought together clinicians, policy experts, and the media to network and learn.

FITS Dietary Guidelines Importance of Iron

FITS Data on Breastfeeding & Iron Intake

Starting around 6 months, infants need iron from foods to meet their iron needs and ensure adequate iron intakes to minimize the risk of iron deficiency and associated developmental delays. Based on NHANES data, 15.1% of children 1-2 years of age are iron deficient (Gupta, 2017).

FITS Breastfeeding Support Importance of Iron Dietary Guidelines Incorporating Cereals & Purees