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The Difficult Alliance between Vegan Parents and Pediatrician: A Case Report

Year: 2020

Type: article

Abstract: The number of children on a vegetarian or vegan diet is gradually increasing. If not balanced and adequately supplemented, these dietary regimes can seriously impact the growth of children. Often the pediatrician is not perceived as a figure to rely on in the event of parents' willingness to follow an alternative diet for their child. The feeling of distrust of parents towards the pediatrician can be dangerous for the health of the child. We present a 22-month-old boy with failure to thrive probably induced by an unbalanced vegetarian diet. The acquisition of the anamnestic data concerning the child's diet was difficult because initially omitted by the parents. The poor compliance and the difficult follow-up highlights the difficulty in establishing a therapeutic alliance between parents who follow alternative regimens and the pediatrician.

Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17176380

Authors: Ilaria Farella, Raffaella Panza, Maria Elisabetta Baldassarre

Institutions: Queen Fabiola Children's University Hospital, University of Bari Aldo Moro

Language: English

Topic: Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues

Subfield: Psychiatry and Mental health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,429