Complementary feeding, when foods are introduced to complement a milk-based diet,
generally occurs between 6 and 23 months of age. It is a critical period for both physical and …

The term complementary feeding is defined as the period in which a progressive reduction
of breastfeeding or infant-formula feeding takes place, while the infant is gradually …

Background The early life course is assumed to be a critical phase for childhood obesity;
however the significance of single factors and their interplay is not well studied in childhood …

Children exposed to gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in utero are at high risk of
developing many health problems such as obesity. There is an urgent need to find new …

Child undernutrition is a major public health challenge, estimated to be responsible for 2.2
million annual deaths. Implementation of available interventions could prevent one-third of …

Understanding the role and importance of nutrition in early postnatal life, as an influence on
lifelong vulnerability to poor health, is an important part of current research. We need to be …

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 …

Metabolic syndrome predisposes individuals to developing type 2 diabetes and
cardiovascular disease (CVD). It is defined as a constellation of abnormal physical and …

Introduction The prevalence of childhood obesity has risen dramatically in recent years. A
proportion of this burden has been attributed to factors that occur during the first 1000 days …

Objective: to evaluate the complementary feeding practices for infants, focusing on the main
pureed baby foods, and verify adherence to the guidelines adopted in Brazil. Methods …