ReviewFrontiers in pediatrics2021
First Bites-Why, When, and What Solid Foods to Feed Infants.
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- Navigating Solid Food Introduction: A Qualitative Exploration of Caregivers' Beliefs, Readiness, and Influences on Infant Feeding Practices.Journal of pediatrics. Clinical practice · 2026Article
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- Longer Breastfeeding Is Associated With Healthier Body Mass Index Trajectories and Lower Risk of Overweight and Obesity in Youth Aged 9-12 Years.Pediatric obesity · 2026Article
- Association between feeding practices and infants' nutritional intake: a 6-month prospective cohort study.European journal of clinical nutrition · 2026Article
- Infant Feeding Practices Among Indigenous Women in Northwest Territories, Canada: Results From the Maternal and Infant Health Project.Food science & nutrition · 2025Article
- Nutritional Management for Pediatric Biliary Atresia Patients Preparing for Liver Transplantation.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- The nutrition profile and utility of banana puree as a liquid thickener for medically complex infants with dysphagia.Nutrition in clinical practice : official publication of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition · 2025Article
- Clinical variability in complementary feeding counseling in Türkiye: results from a pediatrician survey.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Article
- Relationship between Infant Feeding and the Microbiome: Implications for Allergies and Food Intolerances.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Functional adaptation of the infant craniofacial system to mechanical loadings arising from masticatory forces.Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2024Article
- Plasma per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance mixtures during pregnancy and duration of breastfeeding in the New Hampshire birth cohort study.International journal of hygiene and environmental health · 2024Article
- Complementary Feeding Practices: Recommendations of Pediatricians for Infants with and without Allergy Risk.Nutrients · 2024Article
- From plate to planet: culturally responsive culinary practices for health system innovation.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Article
- Breastfeeding: science and knowledge in pediatric obesity prevention.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Article
- Food texture experiences across nine age groups in Indian infants from urban areas.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Article
- Cultural Influences of Early Food Introduction on Exclusive Breastfeeding Rates in the Nias Islands, Indonesia.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2024Article
- The amniotic fluid proteome changes across gestation in humans and rhesus macaques.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Breastfeeding and Complementary Feeding Practices among Caregivers at Seshego Zone 4 Clinic in Limpopo Province, South Africa.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- The Occurrence of Squalene in Human Milk and Infant Formula.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- The Effect of Infant Gastric Digestion on Human Maternal Milk Cells.Molecular nutrition & food research · 2022Article
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Abstract
Humans are the only mammals who feed our young special complementary foods before weaning and we are the only primates that wean our young before they can forage independently. There appears to be a sensitive period in the first several months of life when infants readily accept a wide variety of tastes and this period overlaps with a critical window for oral tolerance. As a result, infants should be exposed to a wide variety of flavors while mother is pregnant, while mother is nursing and beginning at an early age. There also appears to be a sensitive period between 4 and 9 months when infants are most receptive to different food textures. There remains debate about when it is best to begin introducing solid foods into an infant's diet however, the available evidence suggests that provided the water and food supply are free of contamination, and the infant is provided adequate nutrition, there are no clear contraindications to feeding infants complementary foods at any age. There is emerging evidence that introduction of solid foods into an infant's diet by 4 months may increase their willingness to eat a variety of fruits and vegetables later in life, decrease their risk of having feeding problems later in life, and decrease their risk of developing food allergies, and the early introduction of solid foods into an infant's diet does not appear to increase their risk of obesity later in childhood.
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