Guidelines for complementary feeding in healthy infants

Recommendations on complementary feeding for healthy, full-term infants

Weaning (or introduction of complementary feeding) is a special and important moment in the growth of a child, both for the family and the infant itself, and it can play a major role in the child's future health. Throughout the years, various weaning modes have come in succession, the latest being baby-led weaning; the timing for introducing foods and the requirements of which sort of nutrient ...

Complementary feeding in preterm infants.

Commentary: concerns for complementary feeding of infants in Brazil.

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Importance of Exclusive Breast Feeding and Complementary Feeding Among Infants

The aim of this review is to document the advantages of exclusive breastfeeding along with concerns which may hinder the practice of breastfeeding and focuses on the appropriateness of complementary feeding and feeding difficulties which infants encounter. Breastfeeding, as recommended by the World Health Organisation, is the most cost effective way for reducing childhood morbidity such as obes...

Food-Based Complementary Feeding Strategies for Breast-Fed Infants

The period of complementary feeding represents a major portion of the 1000-day criticalwindowand thus impacts a period of substantial and dynamic infant development. This review highlights and synthesizes findings of several recent studies conducted to evaluate food-based strategies on outcomes related to micronutrient status, growth, and neurocognitive development. Particular emphasis is place...