Healthy diet during infancy and early childhood is a necessary requirement for the proper
growth, health and development of children. After six months of breastfeeding …

Complementary feeding is one of the important core indicator of Infant and Young Child
Feeding Practices (IYCF) which needs to be initiated at right age. Delayed and inappropriate …

When most infants reach a general and neurological stage of development (chewing,
swallowing, digestion, and excretion), the target age range for complementary feeding is …

Complementary feeding refers to the timely introduction of safe and nutritional foods in
addition to breastfeeding. Complementary feeding interventions targeting this 'critical …

Background: The world health organization recommends exclusive breastfeeding for the first
six months of life, with the addition of complementary feeds at six months with continued …

ABSTRACT World Health Organization data remark that 144 million children under the age
of 5 are stunted by age. In Turkish society, the high weakness and stunting rates, especially …

Complementary feeding plays a major role in the health and nutrition of growing children. As
the child grows, his nutrition demands are not met adequately by breastfeeding and hence a …

Complementary feeding for an infant refers to timely introduction of safe and nutritional foods
in addition to breast-feeding ie clean and nutritionally rich additional foods introduced at …

Optimal feeding significantly contributes to a child's growth, development and health.
Malnutrition is one of the most serious health problems affecting infants and children in the …

World Health Organization (WHO)/United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) emphasizes
that optimum nutrition is a must for children especially during the first 1000 days of life (270 …