Spring: when the air gets warmer, and the days get longer, and the sun rises earlier –which makes it harder for a lot of people to get a good night’s sleep. Even if the sun doesn’t peek through your curtains at 6 am, if you have PKU, you may be more likely to have problems getting to sleep and staying asleep than your friends and family. A Dutch study found that 48% of men with PKU had symptoms of a sleep...
At Cambrooke, we’re celebrating Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Day by recognizing the vital work registered dietitian nutritionists(RDNs) do: translating science into lifelong care. For people with metabolic disorders, getting a diagnosis is just the first step in a life-long journey. When you have a disorder like PKU, MSUD, or tyrosinemia, you live with it every day. You live with it at school, at home, at work, at church, at play, at breakfast, lunch, and dinner. And that’s when dietitians make a difference: every...
Photo by pan xiaozhen on Unsplash Proper nutrition during school hours is essential for all students. Yet too many school-age children with metabolic disorders refuse to eat sometimes...
