Feeding Practices in the Introduction of Complementary Feeding and Implications for Future Healthy Eating

Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 12

Published: March 20, 2025

Background:: Complementary feeding (CF) is the process of introducing foods that starts when breast milk or formula alone can no longer meet infant’s nutritional requirements. Nevertheless, goal solid to supplement, not replace, human infant formula. The timing introduction CF a pivotal issue in paediatrics. Summary:: According World Health organization (WHO), ideally begins at 6 months age and continues until 23 months, although breastfeeding may extend beyond this period. In low-resource setting areas due food water hygiene issues less availability complementary (CFs) with good quality, early represents harm. meantime, European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology Nutrition (ESPGHAN) Food Safety Authority (EFSA) recommend should start between 17 26 weeks age. This indication provided because an CFs before 4 has harming results both renal gastrointestinal function inadequate respect neurodevelopmental skills. concern about late after mainly arises from inadequacy providing critical nutrients, particularly iron. Moreover, accumulating evidence suggests potential higher risk allergies (i.e., peanut) delaying exposure allergens, rather than preventing their occurrence.

Language: Английский

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Método Baby-led Weaning (BLW) versus alimentação complementar tradicional: comparação dos impactos no desenvolvimento infantil

Revista Eletrônica Acervo Saúde, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 25, P. e19220 - e19220

Published: Jan. 21, 2025

Objetivo: Comparar os impactos do Baby-Led Weaning (BLW) e da alimentação complementar tradicional no desenvolvimento infantil, com foco em motor, preferências alimentares, comportamento alimentar, segurança. Métodos: Revisão bibliográfica integrativa, fundamentada pesquisa na base de dados eletrônicos PubMed Central (PMC). Os termos incluíram “Baby-Led Weaning”, ”BLW”, “Traditional Complementary Feeding” “Development”, englobando um total 14 artigos selecionados para análise detalhada, entre anos 2014 a 2024. Resultados: Estudos recentes abordam que crianças iniciam o método BLW podem se beneficiar aquisição algumas habilidades durante seu crescimento, como capacidades motoras, autonomia, saciedade linguagem, comparativamente ao tradicional. O aporte nutricional, energético possíveis riscos engasgos, maioria das evidências analisadas demonstram não haver diferenças estatísticas significativas as duas formas introdução alimentar. Considerações finais: É evidente emergente importância tema vem ganhando nos últimos anos. Assim, faz necessário mais estudos dada complexidade elucidar reais benefícios crescimento nutrição infância, além avaliar incidentes

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Vegetarian Diets During Complementary Feeding: An Overview of Nutritional and Health Features

Children, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 12(2), P. 126 - 126

Published: Jan. 24, 2025

Nowadays, vegetarian diets are present in a solid way Western countries’ lifestyles. Some families opt for this dietetic pattern their infants too, during the period of introduction complementary foods. Many releases have been issued about subject, with different and often contradictory advice conclusions. The aim work is to provide comprehensive overview through analysis recently published opinions implementation or vegan diet over course feeding. literature agrees some key points consider, that necessity be well-planned, order meet energy, macro- micronutrients requirements, as well need follow child longitudinally. Also, there substantial agreement on fortified foods and/or supplements included diet. Following these suggestions, most (but not all) papers agree normal growth development may achieved. Final considerations, however, straightforward make more research better definition features adopted supplementation used long-term follow-up studies highly warranted.

Language: Английский

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Breastfeeding and Non-Communicable Diseases: A Narrative Review

Nutrients, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 17(3), P. 511 - 511

Published: Jan. 30, 2025

Introduction: Breastfeeding plays a fundamental role in newborns’ and infants’ health. Breast milk’s protective power against malnutrition its positive effect on neurological physical development are well established reflected the policy statements of all major pediatric health entities. However, breastfeeding also an important prevention so-called non-communicable diseases, such as obesity, hypertension, dyslipidemia, autoimmune diseases. Methods: This narrative review aims to analyze breast milk with special focus weight excess, allergy, gastrointestinal was carried out through three steps: executing search, examining abstracts full texts, analyzing results. To achieve this, databases PubMed, EMBASE, Scopus, ScienceDirect, Web Science, Google Scholar were explored collect select publications from 1990 2024 find pertinent studies line this review’s development. The search included randomized placebo-controlled trials, controlled clinical double-blind, studies, systematic reviews. A total 104 manuscripts ultimately analysis. Results: is associated decreased vulnerability early viral infections or chronic inflammatory conditions during preschool years, reduced incidence likely lower cholesterol concentration, besides having small systolic blood hypertension. Conclusions: Pediatricians must promote breastfeeding, support mother–infant dyad, consider real “health voucher” that can last lifelong. further needed better define extent duration breastfeeding’s context.

Language: Английский

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Overnutrition and Obesity in Children

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Essential elements for learning to eat: guidance to support families with infants and young children

Frontiers in Pediatrics, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 13

Published: March 27, 2025

Feeding infants and young children (IYC) is an emotional commitment for caregivers as they strive to achieve a sense of mastery, goodness, accomplishment in providing nourishment their children. practices are important during early childhood lifelong health well-being behaviors related healthy eating established, there interrelation between growth, gross/fine motor skills, social-emotional behavior shaping “learning eat” IYC. Mealtimes feedings opportunities engagement with the family, formation habits, exposure different foods, practicing learning appreciate foods. The caregivers' role pertinent influence teach “what” “how” eat play crucial supporting children's social, emotional, cognitive development relation food mealtimes. This mini review provides practical guidance IYC “learn eat.” Caregiver have changed, particularly choice feeding methods, requiring update on complementary advice. Healthcare providers can encourage positive practices. Family mealtimes provide (1) bonding, (2) refining motor, cognitive, language, (3) offering variety nutrient-dense, appropriate textured (4) reinforcing central caregiver establishing patterns, relationship food, joyful experiences. pivotal raising awareness among about importance child(ren).

Language: Английский

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Evaluation of the Development of Post-Vaccination Immunity against Selected Bacterial Diseases in Children of Post-Solid-Organ-Transplant Mothers

Vaccines, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 12(6), P. 565 - 565

Published: May 22, 2024

Pregnancy after organ transplantation is considered high-risk and requires supervision in specialized centers. The impact of immunosuppression on the developing fetus still subject research. It has been shown that it affects lymphocyte populations first year life. For this reason, researchers suggest postponing mandatory infant vaccinations. aim study was to analyze influence intrauterine exposure immunogenicity protective vaccinations against selected bacterial pathogens. ELISA method used determine concentration post-vaccination IgG antibodies diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, tuberculosis, H. influenzae type B, S. pneumoniae 18 children mothers who underwent transplantation. results were compared with control group (n = 21). A comparison incidence adverse reactions between analyzed groups also performed. There no statistically significant differences vaccines age-matched general pediatric population. groups. obtained do not indicate need modify current vaccination schemes pathogens

Language: Английский

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Weight in relation to feeding practice among two years old children in Al-Hillah City

Functional Foods in Health and Disease, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(6), P. 407 - 415

Published: June 12, 2024

Background: Babies and young children require adequate high-quality nutrition to grow up healthy reach their full potential. Breast milk is a baby's healthiest option because it contains all the essential nutrients they need, has long been known that breastfeeding good for both mom baby. Objectives: To determine relationship between mothers' feeding practices child weight status under two years old. Materials Methods: A descriptive correlational study design was carried out at Babylon Teaching Hospital maternity Al Nour Hospital, which applied from December 2019 end of February 2020 as period data collection. The sample consisted (150) mothers admitted with infants in pediatric wards. instrument adopted finally constructed after an extensive literature review be ready collection consumed 15-20 minutes each participant. Results: indicated (76.7%) have bad regarding feeding, whereas (23.3%) practices. In addition other significant results, our demonstrates considerable positive mode child's weight. Conclusions: vast majority child-feeding There correlation type infant strong association mother’s practice Keywords: Weight, Feeding practice, Two Years Old Children, Effects, Relation.

Language: Английский

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Lactobacillus-derived indole derivatives ameliorate intestinal barrier damage in rat pups with complementary food administration

Food & Function, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 15(17), P. 8775 - 8787

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

The consumption of complementary foods can bring about diarrhea and intestinal barrier dysfunction in infants. In this study, three different

Language: Английский

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Caregivers’ knowledge, attitude, and practices on complementary feeding of young children aged 6-23 months in Naga City, Philippines

Deleted Journal, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 2(1), P. 11 - 11

Published: Aug. 28, 2024

A cross-sectional study was conducted to investigate the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of 60 caregivers regarding complementary feeding its impact on nutritional status their children aged 6–23 months in Panicuason, Naga City, Philippines. Face-to-face interviews were collect data using pre-designed pre-tested questionnaires. Descriptive statistics Pearson’s R Correlation tests used analyze at p<0.05. The results indicated that households involved had poor conditions terms educational attainment, occupation, household income caregivers. prevalence rates revealed a medium level underweight (10.0%) stunting (23.4%), wasting (5.0%). KAP demonstrated positive among Several components found be significantly associated with socioeconomic factors water sanitation practices. weak correlation between weight-for-age employment negative height-for-age caregiver-child relationship. This highlights urgent need for nutrition education interventions focused improve knowledge Such are essential enhancing child outcomes potentially influencing changes attitudes

Language: Английский

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