A liquid chromatography/electrospray ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (LC/ESI-TOFMS) method has been developed for the determination of 12 pesticides (namely, carbendazim, thiabendazole, imazalil, tridemorph, triadimefon, bitertanol, prochloraz, flutriafol, myclobutanil, iprodione, diphenylamine and procymidone) in fruit-based baby food (multi-fruit jars and juices intended for infan...

Oh, I know all the arguments in its favour. It is natural (although how any human activity, in the context of modern, sophisticated, high-powered living, can be deemed truly 'natural' is beyond me?but that is another argument); it provides an excellent food for the baby; it provides psychological security for the baby; it provides sexual pleasure for the mother, and also and therefore psycholog...

BACKGROUND White maize, which is widely used for complementary feeding and is seldom fortified at the household level, may be associated with the high prevalence of vitamin A deficiency among infants in low-income countries. OBJECTIVE The nutrient composition of complementary foods based on orange-fleshed sweet potato (OFSP) and cream-fleshed sweet potato (CFSP), maize-soybean-groundnut (Wean...

Babies must be given complementary food for ASI (MP ASI) when they are 6 months old, to able meet their energy and nutritional needs. However, there still many mothers who do not have enough knowledge in making MP ASI. The purpose of this activity is train posyandu cadres by utilizing an Android Base Application, Baby Meal Planner (BMP). was carried out on 5‒7 October 2021 the Babakan Village, ...

BACKGROUND In Baby-Led Weaning (BLW), infants are offered 'finger' foods from the start of the complementary feeding period instead of being spoon-fed. Healthcare professionals have expressed concerns about adequacy of iron and energy intake, and about choking, for infants following Baby-Led Weaning. METHODS We developed a modified version of BLW, Baby-Led Introduction to SolidS (BLISS), to a...