ReviewEuropean journal of clinical nutrition2013
Nutrient density in complementary feeding of infants and toddlers.
Review in European journal of clinical nutrition, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.
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- Exploring mothers' and grandmothers' perceptions of animal-source complementary foods in the diets of young children in The Gambia: A qualitative study.Wellcome open research · 2025Article
- Nutritional evaluation of complementary porridge formulated from orange-fleshed sweet potato, amaranth grain, pumpkin seed, and soybean flours.Food science & nutrition · 2022Article
- Nutrient Density as a Dimension of Dietary Quality: Findings of the Nutrient Density Approach in a Multi-Center Evaluation.Nutrients · 2021Article
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- Determinants and Sources of Iron Intakes of Australian Toddlers: Findings from the SMILE Cohort Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Towards appropriate feeding to prevent malnutrition in infants and toddlers.European journal of clinical nutrition · 2018Review
- Severely inadequate micronutrient intake among children 9-24 months in Nepal-The MAL-ED birth cohort study.Maternal & child nutrition · 2018Article
- "Exosomics"-A Review of Biophysics, Biology and Biochemistry of Exosomes With a Focus on Human Breast Milk.Frontiers in genetics · 2018Review
- Nutrient composition of premixed and packaged complementary foods for sale in low- and middle-income countries: Lack of standards threatens infant growth.Maternal & child nutrition · 2017Article
- Selection of complementary foods based on optimal nutritional values.Scientific reports · 2017Article
- Coverage of Nutrition Interventions Intended for Infants and Young Children Varies Greatly across Programs: Results from Coverage Surveys in 5 Countries.The Journal of nutrition · 2017Review
- Context-specific complementary feeding recommendations developed using Optifood could improve the diets of breast-fed infants and young children from diverse livelihood groups in northern Kenya.Public health nutrition · 2017Article
- The Role of Avocados in Complementary and Transitional Feeding.Nutrients · 2016Review
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Abstract
The paradigm of the first 1000 days of life, the period from conception to the second birthday, has been advanced as a critical window of opportunity to save a life and a child's future. Infancy and toddler life, through the first 24 months after birth, is a unique period during which human milk is recommended as either the exclusive source of nutrition (6 months) or a variable component thereof. After the maternal delivery of milk is accounted for, the remainder of the energy and nutrients needs come from complementary foods. There is an intrinsic gap left by the maternal milk supply in volume and micronutrient content in relation to expanding infant and toddler needs. The nutrient density approach provides us with a mathematical framework to manage the closing of the nutrient gap. The intrinsic nutrient content of the unprocessed foods appropriate for young children is limited. The most problematic nutrients are calcium, iron and zinc. Some manner to enhance the nutrient density of the complementary foods is an incontestable necessity. The nutrient density consideration, which identifies for us the nature of the problem, offers a tool for the titrating of the fortification to an adequate--but safe--addition.
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