Effectiveness of provision of animal‐source foods for supporting optimal growth and development in children 6 to 59 months of age

JC Eaton, P Rothpletz‐Puglia… - Cochrane database …, 2019 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Adequate nutrients early in life promote cognitive development and are critical
for proper growth and functioning. The effect of individual nutrients consumed through food …

Complementary Feeding and Iron Status: “The Unbearable Lightness of Being” Infants

VL Miniello, MC Verga, A Miniello, C Di Mauro… - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
The complementary feeding (CF) period that takes place between 6 and 24 months of age is
of key importance for nutritional and developmental reasons during the transition from …

Animal-source foods as a suitable complementary food for improved physical growth in 6 to 24-month-old children in low-and middle-income countries: a systematic …

H Asare, A Rosi, M Faber, CM Smuts… - British Journal of …, 2022 - cambridge.org
Although animal-source foods are suitable complementary food for child growth in low-and
middle-income countries (LMICs), their efficacy is still under discussion. This systematic …

[PDF][PDF] The influence of livestock-derived foods on nutrition during the first 1,000 days of life

D Grace, P Domínguez Salas, S Alonso… - ILRI Research …, 2018 - cgspace.cgiar.org
Executive summary This report synthesizes the best current evidence on the influence of
livestock-derived foods (LDF), such as meat, milk and eggs, on the nutrition of mothers and …

Protein intake during the first two years of life and its association with growth and risk of overweight

M Tang - International journal of environmental research and …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Growth patterns early in life could exert a long-term impact on overweight and obesity
development. Among all potential manipulative factors, infant diet is one of the most …

Complementary feeding and malnutrition among infants and young children aged 6–23 months in rural areas of China

J Feng, Z Gong, Y Wang, J Huo, Q Zhuo - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
This study investigated the nutrition and complementary feeding (CF) of infants and young
children (IYC) aged 6–23 months in rural areas of China in 2018 and explored the …

Evaluating the pathways linking complementary feeding practices to obesity in early life

AL Thompson - Nutrition Reviews, 2020 - academic.oup.com
The complementary feeding period, when solids and liquids other than breast milk and
formula are added to the infant diet, is an important development window shaping infant …

[HTML][HTML] Casein and red meat proteins differentially affect the composition of the gut microbiota in weaning rats

F Zhao, C Wang, S Song, C Fang, G Zhou, C Li… - Food Chemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
Casein and meat are food sources providing high-quality animal proteins for human
consumption. However, little is known concerning potentially different effects of these animal …

Quantity and source of protein during complementary feeding and infant growth: evidence from a population facing double burden of malnutrition

K Kittisakmontri, J Lanigan, JCK Wells, S Manowong… - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: While high protein intake during infancy may increase obesity risk, low
qualities and quantities of protein contribute to undernutrition. This study aimed to …

Infant growth, neurodevelopment and gut microbiota during infancy: which nutrients are crucial?

T Cerdó, E Diéguez, C Campoy - Current Opinion in Clinical …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Infant growth, neurodevelopment and gut microbiota during in... : Current Opinion in Clinical
Nutrition & Metabolic Care Infant growth, neurodevelopment and gut microbiota during …