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

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  • Ilaria Farella

    (Departement of Pediatrics, Queen Fabiola Children’s University Hospital, 1020 Bruxelles, Belgium)

  • Raffaella Panza

    (Departement of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, Neonatology and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, «Aldo Moro» University of Bari, 70100 Bari, Italy)

  • Maria Elisabetta Baldassarre

    (Departement of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, Neonatology and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, «Aldo Moro» University of Bari, 70100 Bari, Italy)

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.

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  • Ilaria Farella & Raffaella Panza & Maria Elisabetta Baldassarre, 2020. "The Difficult Alliance between Vegan Parents and Pediatrician: A Case Report," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(17), pages 1-5, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:17:y:2020:i:17:p:6380-:d:407517
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