ReviewNutrients2024
Complementary Feeding: Tradition, Innovation and Pitfalls.
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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
- Evaluation of food rejection and swallowing function in inherited metabolic diseases on diet therapy.European journal of clinical nutrition · 2026Article
- Maternal Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Toward Complementary Feeding in Rural Bangladesh: A Cross-Sectional Study.Health science reports · 2026Article
- A mixed-method approach to assess factors associated with food provision to children during weaning in Singapore.European journal of nutrition · 2026Article
- Transcriptomic comparison of human intestinal organoids and Caco-2 cells in modeling nutrient absorption: insights from infant formula and breast milk.NPJ science of food · 2026Article
- Influence of Feeding Pattern on Infant Growth: A Longitudinal Study with Gut Microbiome Insights.Indian pediatrics · 2026Article
- Double burden of malnutrition: Prevalence of anemia among children with severe acute malnutrition in Tharparkar, Pakistan.BMC pediatrics · 2026Article
- The First 1000 Days of PKU: A Narrative Review of Maternal PKU and Early Life Management After Positive Newborn Screening.Nutrients · 2026Review
- Health professionals' knowledge and attitudes towards baby led weaning: A cross-sectional, exploratory, and observational study.PloS one · 2026Observational
- Complementary feeding practices among children aged 6-23 months in Gujarat, India: patterns, predictors and barriers.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Socio-cultural factors shaping complementary feeding initiation: a contextual analysis of maternal education, employment, and family support.BMC pediatrics · 2025Article
- Complementary Feeding and Risk of Choking: A Survey Among Parents and Primary Care Pediatricians in Emilia-Romagna, Northern Italy.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- The effects of pregnant women's breastfeeding myths on their breastfeeding self-efficacy: a cross-sectional study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Breastfeeding and Non-Communicable Diseases: A Narrative Review.Nutrients · 2025Review
- Vegetarian Diets During Complementary Feeding: An Overview of Nutritional and Health Features.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Understanding the interaction between melatonin and bifidobacteria.Microbiome research reports · 2025Article
- Complementary feeding and caregiver sleep: findings from a representative survey in Chongqing, China.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Essential elements for learning to eat: guidance to support families with infants and young children.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Review
- Clinical variability in complementary feeding counseling in Türkiye: results from a pediatrician survey.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Article
- Plant-Based Diets in Pediatric Subjects: Heart-Healthy Option or Dangerous Choice?Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
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Abstract
According to WHO, "complementary feeding (CF) is the process starting when breast milk alone or infant formula alone is no longer sufficient to meet the nutritional requirements of infants, and therefore, other foods and liquids are needed, along with breast human milk or a breastmilk substitute". CF is one of the most important "critical and sensitive periods" in human life: indeed, timing and approaches to solid foods introduction in an infant's nutrition are of utmost importance as potential epigenetic factors from infancy to adulthood. CF is also deeply influenced by each country and single-family traditions, culture, and beliefs. The aim of our narrative review is to analyze traditional CF practices, including innovative and alternative ones that emerged in the last decades, such as baby-led weaning or plant-based weaning, and to evaluate their effects on the risk of developing non-communicable diseases. Moreover, we will discuss pitfalls and misunderstandings that pediatricians frequently have to face when dealing with complementary feeding. Health care professionals must not have prejudices against parents' wishes or traditions about CF; rather, they should support and educate them in case of any alternative CF choice, always pursuing the infant's adequate growth, neuro- and taste development, and the achievement of correct eating behavior as the primary goal.
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