ArticleBMC public health2020
Breastfeeding reduces ultra-processed foods and sweetened beverages consumption among children under two years old.
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- Ultra-Processed Foods and Childhood Obesity: Current evidence and perspectives.Current nutrition reports · 2025Review
- Investigation of factors influencing sugar consumption in early life: a cross-sectional study.Brazilian oral research · 2025Article
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- Trajectories of Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Intake in Early Life: Evidence from a Birth Cohort Study.Nutrients · 2024Article
- Associations between breastfeeding duration and adherence to complementary feeding recommendations in Scotland.Maternal & child nutrition · 2024Article
- Association between breast feeding and food consumption according to the degree of processing in Brazil: a cohort study.BMJ open · 2024Article
- Are Complementary Feeding Practices Aligned with Current Recommendations? A Narrative Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Breastfeeding Is Associated with Higher Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet in a Spanish Population of Preschoolers: The SENDO Project.Nutrients · 2023Article
- The association between early introduction of tiny tastings of solid foods and duration of breastfeeding.International breastfeeding journal · 2023Article
- Minimum dietary diversity and consumption of ultra-processed foods among Brazilian children 6-23 months of age.Cadernos de saude publica · 2023Article
- Dietary Habits of Children 0 - 23 Months in Rural Kansas: Early Life Diets of Rural Children.Kansas journal of medicine · 2023Article
- Evolution of infant feeding practices in children from 9 to 24 months, considering complementary feeding indicators and food processing: Results from the Brazilian cohort of the MAL-ED study.Maternal & child nutrition · 2022Article
- Complementary feeding methods and introduction of ultra-processed foods: A randomized clinical trial.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Article
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- Food-based dietary guidelines for children and adolescents.Frontiers in public health · 2022Review
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Abstract
backgroundBreastfeeding and adequate complementary feeding are associated with healthy eating habits, prevention of nutritional deficiencies, obesity and non-communicable diseases. Our aim was to identify feeding practices and to evaluate the association between breastmilk intake and complementary feeding, focusing on ultra-processed foods (UPF) and sweetened beverages, among children under 2 years old.
methodsWe conducted a cross-sectional study including 847 children from 20 Primary Health Units. We evaluated children's food consumption using a food intake markers questionnaire. We conducted a logistic regression to evaluate the effect of breastmilk intake on feeding practices.
resultsThe breastmilk intake was associated with lower odds of consuming non-recommended foods, such as cookies or crackers (OR: 0.29; IC 95%: 0.20-0.41) for children under 6 months, yogurt (OR: 0.33; CI 95%: 0.12-0.88) for children between 6 and 12 months and soft drinks (OR: 0.36; CI 95%: 0.17-0.75) for children between 12 and 24 months. Moreover, the breastmilk intake was associated with lower odds of consuming UPF (OR: 0.26; CI 95%: 0.09-0.74) and sweetened beverages (OR: 0.13; CI 95%: 0.05-0.33) for children under 6 months. For children between 12 and 24 months, breastmilk intake was associated with lower odds of consuming sweetened beverages (OR: 0.40; CI 95%: 0.24-0.65).
conclusionBreastmilk intake was associated with a reduced consumption of UPF and sweetened beverages. Investment in actions to scale up breastfeeding can generate benefits, besides those of breastmilk itself, translating into better feeding habits and preventing health problems in childhood.
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