ReviewDeutsches Arzteblatt international2016
Breastfeeding and Complementary Feeding.
Review in Deutsches Arzteblatt international, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 45 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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45 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 138 citations in OpenAlex.
- The impact of maternal eating disorders on breastfeeding practices: a systematic review.Archives of women's mental health · 2021Pooled it
- Breastfeeding is Possible: A Systematic Review on the Feasibility and Challenges of Breastfeeding Among Breast Cancer Survivors of Reproductive Age.Annals of surgical oncology · 2021Pooled it
- Overcoming Barriers to Exclusive Breastfeeding in Lao PDR: Social Transfer Intervention Randomised Controlled Trial.Nutrients · 2025Trial
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- Plasma Sphingomyelins and Carnitine Esters of Infants Consuming Whole Goat or Cow Milk-Based Infant Formulas or Human Milk.The Journal of nutrition · 2024Trial
- Feeding Experiences Among Caregivers of Children With Down Syndrome in Rwanda: A Qualitative Exploratory Study.Public health challenges · 2026Article
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- Maternal Determinants of Human Milk Leptin and Their Associations with Neonatal Growth Parameters.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Cow's milk consumption in childhood and adolescence: a Q&A expert review of current evidence.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Review
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- The effect of parity on time to initiate complementary feeding among mother-infant pairs in Awi Zone, Northwest Ethiopia.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2024Article
- Association between breastfeeding and periodontitis in Korean women using Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES): a cross-sectional study.BMC oral health · 2023Article
- Lactoferrin: from the structure to the functional orchestration of iron homeostasis.Biometals : an international journal on the role of metal ions in biology, biochemistry, and medicine · 2023Review
- Predictors of Human Milk Fatty Acids and Associations with Infant Growth in a Norwegian Birth Cohort.Nutrients · 2022Article
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- Infancy Dietary Patterns, Development, and Health: An Extensive Narrative Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Infant Feeding Practices That Substitute Exclusive Breastfeeding in a Semi-Rural Mexican Community: Types, Moments, and Associated Factors.Nutrients · 2022Article
- Impact of Extensively Hydrolyzed Infant Formula on Circulating Lipids During Early Life.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundProper infant nutrition promotes healthy growth and development and lowers the risk of disease in later life.
methodsThis review is based on pertinent articles retrieved by a selective search, including guidelines, meta-analyses, and systematic reviews.
resultsInfants should be exclusively breast-fed until at least the age of 4 months. Infants who are no longer being breast-fed, or no longer exclusively so, should be given commercially available low-protein infant formula containing long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids. Infants with a family history of allergy should be fed with infant formula based on hydrolyzed protein until complementary feeding begins. Complementary feeding should be initiated no earlier than the beginning of the 5th month and no later than the beginning of the 7th; it should include iron derived from meat, as well as fish once or twice a week. Later initiation of complementary feeding is associated with an increased risk of allergies and is not recommended. Ordinary cow's milk should not be drunk in the first year of life. All infants should be given 2 mg of vitamin K at birth, at 7-10 days, and at 4-6 weeks of age, as well as daily oral supplementation of vitamin D (400-500 IE) and fluoride (0.25 mg).
conclusionPhysicians should advise families about healthful infant nutrition in order to lay the foundation for lifelong good health through a proper diet.
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