The Role of Nutrition in Well Child Visits: Evaluating Diet and Growth
- posted: Apr. 03, 2024
Nutrition plays an integral role in keeping your child healthy and strong. A pediatrician like Dr. Farnoush Jamali or Dr. Hanieh Jafarieh at Prime Pediatrics in Gaithersburg, serving Rockville and Germantown, MD, can ensure your child is getting optimal nutrition.
Your Child, Nutrition, and Wellness Visits
When you suffer from a headache, or you’re having a difficult time concentrating, you probably don’t link it to a lack of proper nutrition. However, the truth is that what you eat – or what you lack in your diet – can impact you in many ways. This is true for children, as well. Dr. Jamali and Dr. Jafarieh at Prime Pediatrics in Gaithersburg, MD, share some of the impacts of nutrition on your child and how your pediatrician can help.
Nutrition and Your Child
Children and teens go through many growth spurts and physical changes as they grow – all of which require specific vitamins, nutrients, and minerals. Additionally, whether they are playing or at their desks learning, their bodies need the proper fuel to operate properly.
Though not an extensive list, the following are some common effects of children not receiving proper nutrition.
- Trouble focusing or paying attention
- Difficulty remembering things
- Obesity
- Health conditions, such as high blood pressure and heart disease
- Fatigue
- Poor sleep quality and sleep conditions, such as sleep apnea
- Low immunity
- Moodiness and depressed feelings
In short, your child’s mood, health, ability to perform well in school, and much more can all be affected by how they eat.
Nutrition and Well Child Visits
Annual wellness visits include assessing many different things, including your child’s eating habits and behaviors and their growth. Through this assessment, their doctor can determine whether they are missing any nutrients and eating enough or too much. They can then provide any necessary recommendations for adjusting your child's nutritional intake.
Keep in mind that nutrition isn’t about incredibly restrictive diets unless a specific medical condition requires one. Generally, it’s about balancing what your child takes in to ensure they get what they need for this time in their life. The doctor can provide tips and recommendations to help you add or reduce items without making it feel like a punishment to your child.
Keep your child bright, healthy, and strong with help from your pediatrician in Gaithersburg, serving Rockville and Germantown, MD. You can schedule an appointment with Dr. Jamali and Dr. Jafarieh at Prime Pediatrics by calling (301) 977-2440.
- posted: Apr. 03, 2024
Nutrition plays an integral role in keeping your child healthy and strong. A pediatrician like Dr. Farnoush Jamali or Dr. Hanieh Jafarieh at Prime Pediatrics in Gaithersburg, serving Rockville and Germantown, MD, can ensure your child is getting optimal nutrition.
Your Child, Nutrition, and Wellness Visits
When you suffer from a headache, or you’re having a difficult time concentrating, you probably don’t link it to a lack of proper nutrition. However, the truth is that what you eat – or what you lack in your diet – can impact you in many ways. This is true for children, as well. Dr. Jamali and Dr. Jafarieh at Prime Pediatrics in Gaithersburg, MD, share some of the impacts of nutrition on your child and how your pediatrician can help.
Nutrition and Your Child
Children and teens go through many growth spurts and physical changes as they grow – all of which require specific vitamins, nutrients, and minerals. Additionally, whether they are playing or at their desks learning, their bodies need the proper fuel to operate properly.
Though not an extensive list, the following are some common effects of children not receiving proper nutrition.
- Trouble focusing or paying attention
- Difficulty remembering things
- Obesity
- Health conditions, such as high blood pressure and heart disease
- Fatigue
- Poor sleep quality and sleep conditions, such as sleep apnea
- Low immunity
- Moodiness and depressed feelings
In short, your child’s mood, health, ability to perform well in school, and much more can all be affected by how they eat.
Nutrition and Well Child Visits
Annual wellness visits include assessing many different things, including your child’s eating habits and behaviors and their growth. Through this assessment, their doctor can determine whether they are missing any nutrients and eating enough or too much. They can then provide any necessary recommendations for adjusting your child's nutritional intake.
Keep in mind that nutrition isn’t about incredibly restrictive diets unless a specific medical condition requires one. Generally, it’s about balancing what your child takes in to ensure they get what they need for this time in their life. The doctor can provide tips and recommendations to help you add or reduce items without making it feel like a punishment to your child.
Keep your child bright, healthy, and strong with help from your pediatrician in Gaithersburg, serving Rockville and Germantown, MD. You can schedule an appointment with Dr. Jamali and Dr. Jafarieh at Prime Pediatrics by calling (301) 977-2440.