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Inflammation in children

An explicit statement of what this site is (and firmly isn't) built for.

This page is general education, not a diagnosis. If you're dealing with persistent or severe symptoms, please see a doctor — lifestyle tracking can be a useful complement to medical care, never a substitute for it. Children have different nutritional needs from adults, and growth, development and medical decisions for kids should always be guided by a pediatrician.

THE FAD is built for adults

THE FAD's scoring model, weightings and recommendations are all built around adult physiology and lifestyle patterns. It is not designed, tested, or intended for use in scoring or guiding a child's diet, sleep or exercise.

What general principles still apply

Some broad ideas — favouring whole foods over ultra-processed options, prioritising sleep, encouraging regular movement — are reasonable for any age. The specific amounts, ratios and targets are entirely different for growing children, and shouldn't be inferred from adult-focused content like this site.

Why we're explicit about this

Children have different caloric, micronutrient and growth needs than adults, and restrictive approaches inappropriate for an adult can be genuinely harmful for a developing child. We'd rather say clearly that this product isn't for that use case than let a parent guess.

For anything related to your child's diet, growth or health, please work with a pediatrician or pediatric dietitian — not general adult wellness content, including this site.

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