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Fibre and Your Health

… meal and snack. Start the day with a whole grain breakfast cereal such as oatmeal or whole grain bread Add cooked brown … Yellow beans, cooked 125 mL or ½ cup 9.7 Grains All bran cereals (any kind) 30 g 10.0* Bran flakes 30 g 4.6* Bran, …

Preventing Water-Borne Infections For People with Weakened Immune Systems

… used for drinking, brushing teeth, making ice cubes and for recipes where water is used but not boiled, such as cold …

Pregnancy and folic acid folate Preventing neural tube defects

… acid include: White flour Enriched pasta Some breakfast cereals Simulated meat products Foods fortified with folic …

Healthy eating for chronic hepatitis

… cheese Canned fish with whole grain crackers or toast Hot cereal with nuts and seeds or trail mix Reduced sodium …

Travelling with children

… by air with my baby? Do not travel by air with a premature infant (baby) or infant younger than 7 days old. While the plane is taking … Influenza (flu) When travelling to an area with measles, infants can receive the MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella) …

Safe sleeping for babies

… baby will reduce the risk of injuries and sleep related infant death, including sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). For more information on sleep related infant death, see HealthLinkBC File #46 Sleep related infant …

Nitrate in well water

… is called methemoglobinemia. When this condition occurs in infants it is also known as “blue baby syndrome”. Babies … 6 months are particularly at risk, although breast-fed infants have less exposure to nitrate than bottle-fed infants. In severe cases, high levels of nitrate can cause …

Manganese in drinking water

… with high levels of manganese may harm brain development in infants and young children. According to Health Canada, … is based on the most vulnerable/sensitive population (e.g. infants and young children). Health Canada has also … don’t drink discoloured water or use it to prepare food or infant formula until you get confirmation that it is safe. …

Shaken baby syndrome SBS

… of brain injury resulting from violently shaking an infant, with or without impact to the head. SBS is also … to support the weight of their head. During shaking, an infant's head moves back and forth in a figure eight motion. … regular interactions. For example, gently bouncing an infant on your knee, sudden stops in a car, or going over …

Pertussis whooping cough

… damage or even death. These complications happen often in infants under one year of age. Each year in Canada, 1 to 4 deaths occur due to pertussis, mostly in infants who are too young to be immunized or children who … is very effective at preventing deaths from pertussis in infants. A pertussis vaccine is also available for older …