Systematic Reviews of Dietary Interventions for Children

Follow the links below to find systematic reviews of the evidence for the effectiveness of special diets for children.
Reviewed October 2011


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Title:   One, two or three times a week iron supplements for improving health and development among children under 12 years of age
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Approximately 600 million preschool and school-age children are anaemic worldwide. It is estimated that half of these cases are due to a lack of iron. Iron deficiency anaemia during childhood may slow down growth, reduce motor and brain development, and...
Date:   Oct 2011
Title:   Fluoride supplements (tablets, drops, lozenges or chewing gums) for preventing tooth decay in children
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Tooth decay (dental caries) can cause pain and lead to loss of teeth. In most developed countries, the prevalence of dental caries has decreased in the past 30 years in child populations. Nevertheless, some individuals or populations experience an incre...
Date:   Oct 2011
Title:   Vitamin A for preventing blindness in children with measles
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Annually 500,000 children become blind worldwide, 75% of them living in low-income countries. The major causes of blindness in children vary widely from region to region and are related to the standard of living of the community. Corneal scarring from m...
Date:   Jan 2011
Title:   Honey and lozenges for children with non-specific cough
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Symptomatic relief is often sought for children with chronic non-specific cough (which is defined as a dry, non-productive cough with no known cause lasting longer than four consecutive weeks). This review aimed to assess the efficacy of treating chil...
Date:   Oct 2010
Title:   Probiotics for persistent diarrhoea in children
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Persistent diarrhoea is defined as a diarrhoeal episode that starts acutely but then lasts for 14 days or more, and it is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in children under five years old in developing countries throughout the world. The ca...
Date:   Aug 2010
Title:   Vitamin A for preventing acute lower respiratory tract infections in children up to seven years of age
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Acute lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs), especially pneumonia and bronchiolitis, are leading causes of mortality in children up to five years of age. The Global Burden of Disease 2000 project estimated that the annual number of acute respirator...
Date:   Jun 2010
Title:   Probiotics for the prevention of pediatric antibiotic-associated diarrhea (AAD)
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Antibiotic-associated diarrhea (AAD) occurs when antibiotics disturb the natural balance of
Date:   May 2010
Title:   Micronutrient supplementation for children and adults with HIV infection
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Multiple micronutrient supplements offer some benefits and are safe in HIV-infected pregnant women and their offspring. Vitamin A and zinc supplements are beneficial and safe in HIV-exposed and HIV-infected children. Further research is needed to build ...
Date:   Feb 2010
Title:   The use of regular vitamin A preparations for children and adults with cystic fibrosis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Cystic fibrosis can cause certain vitamins, such as vitamin A, to be inadequately absorbed leading to problems caused by vitamin deficiency. Lack of vitamin A (vitamin A deficiency) can cause specific problems such as eye and skin problems. It can also ...
Date:   Nov 2009
Title:   Dietary modifications for managing familial hypercholesterolaemia
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Familial hypercholesterolaemia is an inherited disorder characterised by a raised blood cholesterol, and premature ischaemic heart disease. Changing diet is an important management option to reduce low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (the bad cholestero...
Date:   Oct 2009
Title:   Iron supplementation for the treatment of breath-holding attacks in children
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Iron may reduce the frequency and severity of breath-holding attacks (or spells) in children but more research is needed to determine the extent of this effect. Breath-holding attacks are a common disabling phenomenon during early childhood. They are di...
Date:   Oct 2009
Title:   Vitamin D for improving bone density in children
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   This summary of a Cochrane Review, presents what we know from research about the effect of vitamin D supplements on bone density in children. The review shows that in healthy children generally, vitamin D supplementation does not improve bone den...
Date:   Sep 2009
Title:   Honey for acute cough in children
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Cough is a cause for concern for parents and a major cause of outpatient visits in most settings for both children and adults. Cough can impact on quality of life, cause anxiety and affect sleep for parents and children. For this reason an immediate rem...
Date:   Jan 2012
Title:   The use of oral protein calorie supplements in children with chronic disease
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   A lack of growth and poor nutrition are common in children with chronic diseases like cystic fibrosis and kidney disease. This may be due to reduced appetite, food not being absorbed properly and the need for extra calories caused by their disease. Oral...
Date:   Nov 2008
Title:   Giving iron supplements to improve outcomes in children with HIV/AIDS
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Anaemia is one of the most common haematologic problem found in children with HIV/AIDS, second only to depletion of CD4/helper T lymphocytes. Anaemia in HIV-infected children can be caused by direct effects of HIV, other prevalent infections and opportu...
Date:   Sep 2008
Title:   Protein restriction for children with chronic kidney disease
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Low protein diet can delay kidney failure in adults with kidney disease, however a diet low in protein in children raises concern of poor growth. The review identified 2 studies (250 children) in children with kidney disease and found that a low protein...
Date:   Aug 2007
Title:   Dietary interventions for stomach ache with no identifiable cause in children
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Recurrent abdominal pain is common in childhood and dietary interventions are often recommended but we found no evidence that they are effective. Between 4% and 25% of school age children complain of stomach aches / recurrent abdominal pain (RAP) which ...
Date:   Dec 2006
Title:   Ketogenic and other dietary treatments for epilepsy
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Epilepsy is a disorder where recurrent seizures are caused by abnormal electrical discharges from the brain. Most seizures can be controlled by one or more anti-epileptic drugs but drug-resistant seizures may develop. The ketogenic diet was introduced p...
Date:   Jan 2012
Title:   Iodised salt for preventing iodine deficiency disorders
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Iodine deficiency causes mental retardation in children as well as enlarged thyroid glands (goitre) and deficiencies in thyroid hormones in people of all ages. It still exists in large parts of the world. This review looked at studies of iodised salt in...
Date:   Aug 2004

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