Heinz has established the Heinz Infant Nutrition Institute (HINI)
to promote the knowledge and advance the practice of infant nutrition.
This endeavour is guided by a scientific advising council, consisting
of top Canadian and American paediatricians and nutritionists.
In-Touch is a quarterly publication, published by HINI, designed
to provide nutritionists, other health professionals and educators specializing
in the field of infant nutrition with factual information on new developments
in the infant nutrition field.
Articles for In-Touch are reviewed by an advisory
board consisting of leading Canadian and American nutritionists and
paediatricians.
Recent articles have covered: (In order to view the following articles you require Adobe Acrobat Reader - click to download)
- 2007 Volume 24 Number 4 - PDF Format
- Functional Foods for Infants – Market Size and Availability
- Food, Nutrition, Physical Activity and the Prevention of Cancer Report Released
- We Can! Growing
- Client Handout: Helpful Ways to Reduce Screen Time
- 2007 Volume 24 Number 3 - PDF Format
- The Impact of Trans Fats during Pregnancy and the First Year of Life
- Position on Dietary Fatty Acids Released
- Client Handout: Trans Fats
- 2007 Volume 24 Number 2 - PDF Format
- Do Probiotics Have a Place in the Prevention of Food Allergy in Young Infants?
- IOM Releases Nutrition Standards for Foods in Schools
- Client Handout: Summertime Food Safety Tips
- 2007 Volume 24 Number 1 - PDF Format
- Consumption of Sugars and Obesity in Children
- Canada’s Food Guide Released
- Client Handout: Eating Well with Canada's Food Guide
- 2006 Volume 23 Number 4 - PDF Format
- Demystifying fatty acids and their roles: Questions and answers with Dr. Ma
- Client Handout: Frequently Asked Questions About Omega-3 Fatty Acids for
Pregnant/Lactating Women and Infants
- 2006 Volume 23 Number 3 - PDF Format
- Infant Feeding Patterns and the New Recommendations to Extend Exclusive
Breastfeeding to 6 Months: Summary of a Symposium
- New Growth Charts Released by the World Health Organization
- Client Handout: First Foods for Infants
- 2006 Volume 23 Number 2 - PDF Format
- Sweetened Beverages
and Youth –
A Super-sized Concern
- Kaiser Family Foundation
Releases New Report on the
Role Media Plays in Families
- Client Handout: Beverage Recommendations for Infants
- 2006 Volume 23 Number 1 - PDF Format
- The Fetal Origins of Adult Disease
- Institute of Medicine Releases Report on Food Marketing to Children
- Client Handout: Nutrition for a Healthy Preganancy
- 2005 Volume 22 Number 4 - PDF Format
- The Safety of Foods for Infants
- Safety of Infant Soy Formulas
- Client Handout: Guidelines for Feeding Vegetarian Infants – Beyond 12 Months
- 2005 Volume 22 Number 3 - PDF Format
- Vegetarian Diets for
Infants and Toddlers
- Client Handout: Guidelines for Feeding
Vegetarian Infants –
Birth Through 12 Month
- 2005 Volume 22 Number 2 - PDF Format
- Breast Milk Substitutes
For Special Situations– Soy Formulas and Protein
Hydrolysate Formulas
- Vitamin D Supplementation
for Breastfed Infants –
2004 Health Canada Recommendation
- Client Handout: Questions and Answers about
Vitamin D in Infancy and
Childhood - 2005 Volume 22 Number 1 - PDF Format
- Nutritional Health of
Aboriginal Infants
and Children
- Client Handout: Tips to Improve the Nutritional
Health of Aboriginal Infants
- 2004 Volume 21 Number 4 - PDF Format
- Monitoring Growth of
Canadian Infants
- IOM Releases
Prevention-Focused
Action Plan for
Childhood Obesity
- The National High Blood
Pressure Education Program’s
Fourth Report on High Blood
Pressure in Children and
Adolescents
- Client Handout: “Is My Child Growing Well“
Questions and Answers for Parents
- 2004 Volume 21 Number 3 - PDF Format
- Childhood Obesity
- Client Handout: Guidelines For Feeding Infants
and Toddlers - 2004 Volume 21 Number 2 - PDF Format
- Breast Milk Substitutes - An update
- Client Handout: Infant Formula Preparation Guidlines
- 2004 Volume 21 Number 1 - PDF Format
- Iron Does Not Cause Constipation
- WHO’s and CDC’s Blood Lead Level of Concern May Need to Be Lowered
- Dietary Reference Intakes for Water, Potassium, Sodium, Chloride, and Sulfate Released
- Client Handout: Practical Strategies to Keep Children from Consuming or Inhaling Lead
- 2003 Volume 20 Number 4 - PDF Format
- Does Breastfeeding Confer Protection Against Later Obesity?
- Dietary Reference Intakes for Energy, Carbohydrates, Fiber, Fat, Protein and Amino Acids (Macronutrients) Released
- Client Handout: Breastfeeding Benefits
- 2003 Volume 20 Number 3 - PDF Format
- Nutritional Care for Infants with Chronic Kidney Disease
- Client Handout: Keep Food Safe to Eat
- 2003 Volume 20 Number 2 - PDF Format
- Food Allergy and Intolerance in Children and Adolescents
- Letters to the Editor
- Client Handout: Food Label Reading Guide for Children with Allergies
- 2003 Volume 20 Number 1 - PDF Format
- Strategies for the Prevention of Iron Deficiency Anemia in Infants and Children
- Dietary Reference Intakes: - Vitamin A, Vitamin K, Arsenic, Boron, Chromium, Copper, Iodine, Iron, Manganese, Molybdenum, Nickel, Silicon, Vanadium and Zinc
- Client Handout: Meeting the Iron Needs of Infants and Toddlers
- 2002 Volume 19 Number 4 - PDF Format
- Twelve to Twenty-Four Months: A Nutritionally Critical but Often Neglected Period
- Dietary Reference Intakes for Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Selenium and Carotenoids
- Client Handout: Meet the Challenge of Feeding an Infant 12-24 Months of Age
- 2002 Volume 19 Number 3 - PDF Format
- The Impact of Poverty on Nutrition in Infancy and Early Childhood
- Client Handout: Snacks for Children 1-6 Years
- 2002 Volume 19 Number 2 - PDF Format
- Prebiotics and Probiotics: New Concepts in Nutrition and Health
- Practical Applications of Probiotic Agents
- NASPE Issues Physical Activity Guidelines for Infants and Toddlers
- Functional Foods: Possible Implications for Infant Development and Later Health (Abstract)
- Client Handout: Activity Guidelines for Infants & Toddlers
- 2002 Volume 19 Number 1 - PDF Format
- Dr. Leann Birch Shares Insights That Can Lead to Healthy Eating in Children
- Dietary Reference Intakes: B Complex Vitamins and Choline
- 2001 Volume 18 Number 3 - PDF Format
- A Fish Story - Essential Fatty Acid Requirements During Infancy
- Dietary Reference Intakes: The Initial Report
- 2001 Volume 18 Number 2 - PDF Format
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- AAP CON Issues Fruit Juice Recommendations
- 2001 Volume 18 Number 1 - PDF Format
- Protecting Infants All Along the Food Chain
- New American Growth Charts
- Assessing and Planning Diets for Healthy People
- 2001 Volume 17 Number 1 - PDF Format
- Physical Activity and Fitness in Youth
- Development of Food Acceptance Patterns
in Early Childhood; Fall 1999
- Transition to Oral Feeding is Not Always
Easy; Fall 1999
- Dietary Fats in Children: The American
Perspective; Fall 1999
- The Development of Taste During Infancy; Fall
1999
- Herbal Remedies; Fall 1999
- Interpreting Growth; Fall 1999
- Childhood Lead Poisoning and Its Prevention;
Winter 1998
- Introduction of Solid Foods - Part 2; Summer
1998
- Molecular Genetics of Obesity; Fall 1998
- Feeding Babies: Practical Advice for parents;
Winter 1997
- Food Intolerance or Allergy; Winter 1997
- Protein and Energy Needs in the First two
Years of Life; Winter 1997
- Dr. L.J.(Jack) Filer, Jr.; Spring 1997
- Editor's Note: Infant Formula Update; Spring
1997
- Excessive Fruit Juice Intake by Infants and
Young Children; Spring 1997
- Should We Restrict Dietary Fat and Cholesterol
Early in Life?; Spring 1997
- McHenry Award to D.L.Yeung; Summer 1997
- Modified Food Starches; Summer 1997
- The Use of Sunscreen and the Risk of Vitamin
D-Deficiency Rickets In the 1990's; Summer 1997
- Introduction of Solid Foods - Part 1;
Summer 1997
- Zinc and Development; Fall 1997
- Breastmilk and the Prevention of Infections;
Winter 1996
- Nutrient Needs and Feeding of Premature
Infants; Winter 1996
- CPS Statement: The use of Fluoride in infants
and children; Spring 1996
- Fluoride Supplementation for Children:
AAP Interim Policy Recommendation; Spring 1996
- Infant Formulas - An Update; Spring 1996
- Infant Formulas - An Update (part 2); Summer
1996
- Pediatric Nutrition Resources through the
Internet; Summer 1996
- Fatty Acids in Infant Nutrition; Fall 1995
- Review: Canadas Food Guide to Healthy
Eating - Focus on Preschoolers; Fall 1995
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