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Episode 10 - Sharon Weston - The Past, Present, and Future of Blenderized Tube Feeds
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Episode 10 - The Past, Present, and Future of Blenderized Tube Feeds
In this episode of Nutrition Pearls: the Podcast, Melissa Talley and Bailey Koch host dietitian Sharon Weston. Sharon is a Registered Dietitian and Board Certified Specialist in pediatric nutrition. She works with a variety of specialities within GI and takes a special interest in blenderized formulas at Boston Children’s Hospital. As a recognized authority on the dietary and nutritional management of blended foods, Sharon is a frequently invited speaker at GI conferences. She has contributed her expertise to articles related to blenderized formula including: Stir, Shake or Blend: A Comparison of Methods Used to Reduce Viscosity of Blenderized Tube Feedings, JPGN July 1, 2022, and Determining Viscosity of Blenderized Formula: A Novel Approach Using the International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative Framework, JPEN 2020. During this episode she will discuss blenderized feeds and nutrition considerations and management.
Resources:
1. Cassandra Walia, Megan Van Hoorn, Angela Edlbeck, Mary Beth Feuling, The Registered
Dietitian Nutritionist’s Guide to Homemade Tube Feeding, Journal of the Academy of Nutrition
and Dietetics, Volume 117, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 11-16.
2. Bobo. (2016). Reemergence of Blenderized Tube Feedings. Nutrition in Clinical Practice, 31(6),
730–735.
3. Bennett, Hjelmgren, B., & Piazza, J. (2020). Blenderized Tube Feeding: Health Outcomes and
Review of Homemade and Commercially Prepared Products. Nutrition in Clinical Practice, 35(3),
417–431.
4. Epp, Blackmer, A., Church, A., Ford, I., Grenda, B., Larimer, C., Lewis‐Ayalloore, J., Malone, A.,
Pataki, L., Rempel, G., & Washington, V. (2023). Blenderized tube feedings: Practice
recommendations from the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. Nutrition in
Clinical Practice. https://doi.org/10.1002/ncp.11055
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