Monthly Myth Monday
It's time to debunk some myths.
Not only on social media but even among healthcare professionals, certain myths about infant and young child nutrition have been circulating for a long time. With our “Monthly Myth Monday”, we want to confront widespread myths and misconceptions and refute them based on scientific evidence and facts.
Myth ‘Cola and pretzel sticks as a therapy for acute gastroenteritis?’
It is not uncommon for home remedies to be recommended for diarrhoea – such as the popular combination of cola and pretzel sticks…
Myth ‘Extra fluid intake to treat functional constipation’
To recommend increasing fluid intake when children suffer from constipation is not uncommon …
Myth ‘milk causes mucus’
It is one of the most persistent myths in nutrition: milk promotes mucus production. …