Episode 48 - Nancy Matthiessen - Vegan, Vegetarian, and Plant-based diets in Pediatrics

In this episode of Nutrition Pearls: the Podcast, hosts Jen Smith and Megan Murphy speak with dietitian Nancy Matthiessen MAS, RD, CSP. Nancy is a Pediatric Dietitian at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland where she works in the gastroenterology clinic, cystic fibrosis clinic, and nutrition clinic. She has 13 years of experience in pediatric nutrition and is a Board-Certified Specialist in Pediatric Nutrition. She has a special interest in plant-based diets. When she isn't working, she enjoys being outdoors running, hiking, gardening, or going on adventures with her husband and two kids.

Nutrition Pearls is supported by an educational grant from Mead Johnson Nutrition.

Resources:

Vegetarian nutrition practice group, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

AND Position paper on vegetarian and vegan diets. https://www.eatrightpro.org/news-center/research-briefs/new-position-paper-on-vegetarian-and-vegan-diets

https://veganhealth.org/ - Jack Norris

Great books for parents:

Nourish by Reshma Shah, MD and Brenda Davis, RD

The Plant Based Baby and Toddler, Whitney English, MS RDN, Alexandra Caspero, MA RDN. also plant based juniors website

Supplement guide: https://plantbasedjuniors.com/plant-based-juniors-supplement-guide/

Produced by: Corey Irwin

NASPGHAN - Council for Pediatric Nutrition Professionals

cpnp@naspghan.org