Nutrition 527 Possible Seminar Topics

Choose a topic of your choice or use this partial list of topics to generate ideas. (If a topic is chosen for a seminar paper, it must be phrased as a question.)

Seminar #1: Public health issues related to infants
What is the outcome of premature infants at age 4 or 5 or 18? What is the nutritional status of former preemies?
What is the efficacy of goat's milk for infant feeding?
What is the effect of homelessness on infant nutritional status and health?
Treatment of diarrhea - is there a nutritional component?
Iron fortification of infant foods - which is at risk for anemia?
Do eating disorders start in infancy? In childhood? Signs?
Do iron-supplemented formulas cause constipation?
What is the recommendation for supplementing iron for infants? What is the scientific basis for this recommendation?
Does iron-fortified cereal support adequate iron nutritive for the older infant?


Seminar #2: Public health issues related to toddlers
'New' formulas for toddlers - pro/con views.
Treatment of diarrhea - is there a nutritional component?
Do eating disorders start in infancy? In childhood? Signs?
Impact of non-nutrients in food supply on health of young children: artificial fats, high intensity sweeteners, bulk fillers, dietary fibers, and protein substitutes.
Does the causal relationship between iron deficiency and behavior persist beyond infancy?
Day care and nutrition issues.
What is a reasonable cholesterol intake for young children?
Can vegetarian food patterns support normal growth in young children?


Seminar #3: Public health issues related to childhood
Is TUMS an appropriate calcium source for kids?
Do medications affect nutritional status during childhood?
Do foods/nutrients affect medications during childhood?
Nutrition education in the schools: What is the status? What is the future?
Impact of non-nutrients in food supply on health of young children: artificial fats, high intensity sweeteners, bulk fillers, dietary fibers, and protein substitutes.
The effect of chronic disease (diabetes, CF, etc.) o development and nutritional status of young children?


Seminar #4: Public health issues related to adolescence
What are the nutritional issues for adolescent athletes?
What is appropriate medical and nutritional management for adolescents with diabetes?
Nutrition education in the schools: What is the status? What is the future?
Impact of non-nutrients in food supply on health of adolescents: artificial fats, high intensity sweeteners, bulk fillers, dietary fibers, and protein substitutes.
What educational techniques are effective in changing adolescent food [eating] behaviors that could be built in to a public health campaign?
Is universal hyperlipidemia screening recommended for adolescents?
What weight gain recommendation should be made to pregnant adolescents?
What motivates adolescents' food choices?
What is the effect of chronic disease (diabetes, CF, etc.) on adolescent development and nutritional status?


Topics that could be presented for all age groups?
What is the effect of the New RDI's on nutritional recommendations for various groups?
Are vitamin supplements necessary? If so, when? For infants? For children? For adolescents?
What is the underlying relationship between malnutrition and cognitive development? For infants? For toddlers? For school-age children? For adolescents?
What is optimal health? Optimal nutrient intake? For infants? For children? For adolescents
Artificial sweeteners. Are they wonderful, do they pose health risks?
Nutrient requirements for zinc, for selenium, etc. Are our diets adequate? Do we need supplements?
Are liver transplants a reasonable treatment for kids with inborn errors of metabolism? What are nutritional concerns of the above?
Are the new recommendations for calcium intake reasonable? For infants? Children? Adolescents?
Has public health changed from policies dealing with deficiencies to policies dealing with over-nutrition? Is this reasonable?