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Nansel TR, Schwedhelm C, Lipsky LM, Faith MS, Siega-Riz AM. Socioeconomic Characteristics and the Home Food Environment Are Associated With Feeding Healthful and Discretionary Foods During the First Year of Life in the Pregnancy Eating Attributes Study. J Acad Nutr Diet 2024:S2212-2672(24)00249-1. [PMID: 38777149 DOI: 10.1016/j.jand.2024.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2023] [Revised: 05/14/2024] [Accepted: 05/15/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024]
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BACKGROUND Feeding of nutrient-poor foods begins in infancy and may adversely influence long-term food preferences. OBJECTIVE To examine associations of socioeconomic characteristics, childbearing parent eating behaviors, and home food environment with infant feeding characteristics. DESIGN Secondary analysis of a prospective cohort study from first trimester of pregnancy through 12 months postpartum. PARTICIPANTS/SETTING Participants with uncomplicated singleton pregnancies and no major chronic illness were enrolled from November 2014 through October 2016 from 2 university-based obstetrics clinics in Chapel Hill, NC. Of 458 enrolled, 321 were retained through 12 months postpartum. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Participants completed infant food frequency questionnaires indicating age at introduction and frequency of consuming multiple food groups. Exposures included childbearing parent socioeconomic characteristics, hedonic hunger, addictive-like eating, Healthy Eating Index 2015 calculated from three 24-hour diet recalls, and home food environment fruit/vegetable and obesogenic scores. STATISTICAL ANALYSES PERFORMED Multiple imputation using Heckman selection model; linear and logistic regressions examining associations with infant feeding characteristics. RESULTS Lower education and income were associated with later infant age at introduction to, and lower frequency of consuming fruits and vegetables at age 12 months. Socioeconomic characteristics were not associated with age at introduction to discretionary solid foods; however, lower education and income were associated with greater infant frequency of intake of discretionary foods and greater odds of introducing fruit juice and sweetened beverages by age 12 months. Childbearing parent Healthy Eating Index 2015, hedonic hunger, and addictive-like eating were not consistently associated with infant feeding characteristics. A more obesogenic food environment was associated with greater frequency of intake of discretionary foods, lower frequency of intake of fruit, and greater odds of fruit juice introduction by age 12 months. CONCLUSIONS Infant feeding characteristics may be important intervention targets for addressing socioeconomic disparities in child diet quality. Efforts to reduce routine feeding of discretionary foods across socioeconomic groups are needed; modifying the home food environment may promote healthful infant feeding.
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- Tonja R Nansel
- Social and Behavioral Sciences Branch, Division of Population Health Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, Maryland.
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- Max-Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association, Molecular Epidemiology Research Group, Berlin, Germany
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- Social and Behavioral Sciences Branch, Division of Population Health Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Department of Counseling, School, and Educational Psychology, Graduate School of Education, University at Buffalo- SUNY, Buffalo, New York
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- Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts
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Carrillo E, Parrilla R, Tárrega A. The difficult decision of buying food for others: Which puree will my baby like? Food Res Int 2024; 179:114018. [PMID: 38342538 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2024.114018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2023] [Revised: 01/04/2024] [Accepted: 01/11/2024] [Indexed: 02/13/2024]
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When selecting commercial baby food, parents make the initial decision, but the baby's approval ultimately determines the likelihood of repurchasing. However, discerning what babies prefer and enjoy can be challenging for food developers because babies cannot verbally express their preferences. To gain insight into the decision-making process of parents when selecting food for their infants, this study aims to examine: 1. the reasons behind choosing commercial baby food purees, 2. the sensory factors that influence baby acceptance, and 3. how accurately parents can predict baby acceptance. Two experiments were performed. The first investigated the purchasing decisions and underlying reasons of 100 parents, who evaluated 14 different commercial baby food purees. Second, a study was conducted involving 40 parents and their babies (8-30 months) who evaluated a set of 9 baby food purees in two different settings: 1. the parents tasted the puree, and 2. the babies ate the product at home. The results of the first experiment were analyzed using regression trees to uncover the hierarchy of factors that influenced parental decisions. Two negative factors, product unfamiliarity, and high price, were the most important factors leading to parental rejection. Healthiness, tastiness, satiety and good price were the reasons that contributed to a final positive purchasing decision. In the second experiment, the influence of the sensory attributes on babies' perception were determined through a PLS-regression model. The findings revealed that the chicken flavor and vegetable flavors, such as potato, onion, peas, and legumes, positively correlated with infants' liking, whereas fish, tomato, and acidic flavors had negative implications. The texture attributes of sandiness and stickiness had a positive effect on baby liking, whereas smoothness had a negative impact. The results of the regression model based on the predictions revealed that flavor attributes that drive liking and disliking for babies coincided with their parents. However, the texture attributes did not match. Parents considered texture attributes, specifically creaminess and smoothness, as relevant and positive. However, these texture attributes did not affect or slightly decrease babies' acceptance that was positively affected by sandiness and stickiness.
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- Elizabeth Carrillo
- Instituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de los Alimentos (IATA-CSIC), Agustín Escardino Benlloch 7, 46980 Paterna, Spain
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- Alimentación y Nutrición Familiar S.L. (ALNUT), Carrer de Garbí, 1, 46240 Carlet, Spain
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- Instituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de los Alimentos (IATA-CSIC), Agustín Escardino Benlloch 7, 46980 Paterna, Spain.
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Müller C, Chabanet C, Zeinstra GG, Jager G, Schwartz C, Nicklaus S. The sweet tooth of infancy: Is sweetness exposure related to sweetness liking in infants up to 12 months of age? Br J Nutr 2022; 129:1-11. [PMID: 35949004 PMCID: PMC10024975 DOI: 10.1017/s0007114522002628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2022] [Revised: 07/21/2022] [Accepted: 08/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Infants become increasingly exposed to sweet-tasting foods in their first year of life. However, it is still unclear whether repeated exposure to sweet taste is linked to infants' sweetness liking during this period. Making use of data from the OPALINE cohort, this study aimed to examine the link between sweetness exposure and sweetness liking during two important periods in early infant feeding: at the start of complementary feeding (3-6 months) and the transition to the family table (10-12 months). Infants' sweetness exposure was assessed using 7-d food records which were completed by mothers every month (n 312), reporting daily consumption rates of formula/breast milk or complementary food and the type of formula milk and/or complementary foods for each feeding occasion. Infants' sweetness liking was studied in the laboratory at 3, 6 and 12 months of age by assessing their response to a lactose-water solution and the amount drunk of this solution compared with plain water. Linear regressions and structural equation model assessed associations between exposure to and liking for sweetness at 6 and 12 months. Neither at 6 (n 182) nor at 12 months (n 197) was sweetness exposure associated with sweetness liking. While sweetness liking at 3 months was unrelated to liking at 6 months, the latter predicted sweetness liking at 12 months. These findings demonstrate no association between sweetness exposure at 3 to 12 months and liking at 6 and 12 months despite a sharp increase in sweetness exposure in that period. However, sweetness liking at 6 and 12 months was positively associated.
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- Carina Müller
- Division of Human Nutrition and Health, Wageningen University and Research, Stippeneng 4, 6703HD, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Centre des Sciences du Goût et de l’Alimentation, CNRS, INRAE, Institut Agro, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Dijon, France
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- Wageningen Food & Biobased Research, Wageningen University & Research, PO 17, 6700AA, Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Division of Human Nutrition and Health, Wageningen University and Research, Stippeneng 4, 6703HD, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Centre des Sciences du Goût et de l’Alimentation, CNRS, INRAE, Institut Agro, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Dijon, France
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- Centre des Sciences du Goût et de l’Alimentation, CNRS, INRAE, Institut Agro, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Dijon, France
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Gama AP, Matumba L, Munthali J, Namaumbo S, Chimbaza M, Ngoma T, Kammwamba K, Chisapo G, Chilembo M, Meleke N, Chirwa R, Fungo R. Acceptability of orange corn-common bean as an alternative to corn-soybean complementary porridge in Malawi. J Food Sci 2022; 87:3163-3172. [PMID: 35703569 DOI: 10.1111/1750-3841.16225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2021] [Revised: 05/10/2022] [Accepted: 05/23/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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This study assessed the acceptability of porridge from a corn-common bean flour blend to increase the diversity of complementary foods in Malawi. Porridges prepared using commercial corn-soybean flour (C-CSB), homemade orange corn-soybean flour (H-CSB), and orange corn-common bean flour (CCBB) were evaluated by 101 pairs of mothers and their respective children aged from 6 to 24 months. A home use test (HUT) setup was used in this study, and the flours were given sequentially to participating households following a randomized complete block design. Each sample type was evaluated for 3 days in a row followed by a 1-day break (washout period) between sample types. Based on aggregate mean scores, all the samples were liked by both the children and their mothers. However, clustering results revealed two distinct consumer segments for mothers as well as for children. Most of the mothers (59.4% in cluster 1) liked all the samples, while the minority (cluster 2) were neutral (neither like nor dislike) regarding the H-CSB porridge. Likewise, most children (66.3% in cluster 2) liked all the samples, while the rest in cluster 1 did not like CCBB porridge. Infants (≤12 months) and those from food-insecure households, respectively, were 5.42 and 6.75 times more likely to like the CCBB porridge than their counterparts. The study has demonstrated the potential of introducing CCBB complementary porridge in Malawi and possibly in other countries with similar food preferences and socioeconomic stature. PRACTICAL APPLICATION: The study provides a solution to the limited diversity of complementary foods in sub-Saharan Africa and Malawi in particular. The findings can help food scientists, nutritionists, marketers, and policymakers develop strategies for promoting the consumption of orange corn-common bean porridge. Furthermore, the findings can inform decisions on commercializing orange corn-common bean flour by flour processors.
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- Aggrey Pemba Gama
- Department of Food Science and Technology, Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Lilongwe, Malawi
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- Food and Nutrition Group, Faculty of Life Sciences and Natural Resources, Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Lilongwe, Malawi
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- Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Lilongwe, Malawi
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- Food and Nutrition Group, Faculty of Life Sciences and Natural Resources, Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Lilongwe, Malawi
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- Food and Nutrition Group, Faculty of Life Sciences and Natural Resources, Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Lilongwe, Malawi
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- Food and Nutrition Group, Faculty of Life Sciences and Natural Resources, Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Lilongwe, Malawi
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- Food and Nutrition Group, Faculty of Life Sciences and Natural Resources, Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Lilongwe, Malawi
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- Food and Nutrition Group, Faculty of Life Sciences and Natural Resources, Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Lilongwe, Malawi
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- Food and Nutrition Group, Faculty of Life Sciences and Natural Resources, Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Lilongwe, Malawi
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- Food and Nutrition Group, Faculty of Life Sciences and Natural Resources, Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Lilongwe, Malawi
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- Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Lilongwe, Malawi
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- Alliance for Bioversity International and the CIAT, Kampala, Uganda
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Klerks M, Román S, Juan Francisco Haro-Vicente, Bernal MJ, Sanchez-Siles LM. Healthier and more natural reformulated baby food pouches: Will toddlers and their parents sensory accept them? Food Qual Prefer 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodqual.2022.104577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Sanchez-Siles L, Román S, Haro-Vicente JF, Bernal MJ, Klerks M, Ros G, Gil Á. Less Sugar and More Whole Grains in Infant Cereals: A Sensory Acceptability Experiment With Infants and Their Parents. Front Nutr 2022; 9:855004. [PMID: 35634381 PMCID: PMC9137414 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2022.855004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2022] [Accepted: 04/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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There is an urgent need to reduce sugar intake in early childhood. Commercial infant cereals are among the first solid foods introduced to infants at the beginning of the complementary feeding period in most countries. The aim of this study was to examine infants' overall acceptability of low-sugar complementary cereals. To do so, a between-subjects experimental study with 165 parents and their infants aged 6-24 months was conducted where one group tested a high-sugar refined cereal (21 g/100 g), and the other a low-sugar cereal (<1 g/100 g) with 50% of whole grain, which represented a 95.2% decrease in sugar content. We found no significant differences between the two groups in terms of infants' overall acceptability (infant's reaction, estimated intake and relative intake). Importantly, infants' reactions to high- and low-sugar cereals were not influenced by the time that infants had been consuming sweet cereals (15-25% sugar) before the experiment took place. In addition, parent's overall liking and sensory evaluation (sweetness, color, taste, texture, and aroma) was positive and very similar in both groups. Overall, our findings show that it is feasible to reduce sugar content in infant cereals without sacrificing its sensory acceptability by infants and their parents. This represents a good opportunity for the infant food industry to adhere to current healthy and sustainable demands of lowering the sugar intake leading to important benefits in infants' health, without compromising competitiveness in the market.
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- Luisma Sanchez-Siles
- Research and Nutrition, Hero Group, Murcia, Spain
- Institute for Research and Nutrition, Hero Group, Lenzburg, Switzerland
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- Department of Marketing, Facultad de Economía y Empresa, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain
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- Research and Nutrition, Hero Group, Murcia, Spain
- Institute for Research and Nutrition, Hero Group, Lenzburg, Switzerland
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- Research and Nutrition, Hero Group, Murcia, Spain
- Institute for Research and Nutrition, Hero Group, Lenzburg, Switzerland
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- Research and Nutrition, Hero Group, Murcia, Spain
- Institute for Research and Nutrition, Hero Group, Lenzburg, Switzerland
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- Department of Food Technology, Nutrition and Bromatology, Faculty of Veterinary, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain
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- Center of Biomedical Research, Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology “José Mataix”, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology II, School of Pharmacy, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
- ibs. GRANADA, Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Granada, Granada, Spain
- CIBEROBN (CIBER Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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Les expériences gustatives précoces persistent-elles à influencer les préférences alimentaires des enfants à l’âge scolaire ? NUTR CLIN METAB 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nupar.2021.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Bell LK, Gardner C, Tian EJ, Cochet-Broch MO, Poelman AAM, Cox DN, Nicklaus S, Matvienko-Sikar K, Daniels LA, Kumar S, Golley RK. Supporting strategies for enhancing vegetable liking in the early years of life: an umbrella review of systematic reviews. Am J Clin Nutr 2021; 113:1282-1300. [PMID: 33693488 DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/nqaa384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2020] [Accepted: 11/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Many children worldwide do not eat recommended amounts of vegetables. Disliking vegetables is a key factor associated with low intake. OBJECTIVE This umbrella review synthesized systematic reviews to determine the effectiveness of sensory and behavioral strategies to facilitate liking of vegetables (primary outcome) in young children up to 5 y of age, as key predictors of vegetable intake (secondary outcome). METHODS Nine databases were searched up to May 2019 (updated in September 2020). Two reviewers independently conducted study screening and selection, data extraction, and assessment of methodological quality using AMSTAR 2 (A MeaSurement Tool to Assess systematic Reviews). Eleven reviews (n = 1 rated strong quality, n = 4 moderate quality, n = 6 low/critically low quality) examining 85 primary studies met the review criteria: systematic reviews and meta-analyses of primary studies (any quantitative design) that examined sensory or behavioral strategies on vegetable liking or intake (outcomes reported separately for children ≤5 y). Strategy effectiveness was synthesized into 3 categories based on evidence strength: 1) promising (large and consistent body of moderate quality evidence), 2) emerging (small to moderate body of mixed consistency and quality evidence), and 3) limited (small body of limited consistency and quality evidence). RESULTS Promising evidence was identified for repeated exposure to a single or a variety of vegetables. Emerging evidence was identified for several strategies that increase familiarity with vegetable flavors (e.g., via exposure in utero and through breast milk, and a "vegetable first" approach to complementary feeding) and/or willingness to try vegetables (e.g., via parental role modeling, nonfood rewards, and vegetable-based story books). CONCLUSIONS Current evidence supports incorporation of tailored advice into guideline documents for parents and carers to repeatedly expose their children to a variety of vegetables to increase vegetable intake. Ongoing robust research on strategies to facilitate children's liking of vegetables is warranted to strengthen the evidence base underpinning advice for parents and health professionals.
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- Lucinda K Bell
- Caring Futures Institute, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
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- Caring Futures Institute, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
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- UniSA Allied Health and Human Performance, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia
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- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Agriculture and Food, North Ryde, Sydney, Australia
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- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Agriculture and Food, North Ryde, Sydney, Australia
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- CSIRO Health and Biosecurity, Adelaide, Australia
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- Centre des Sciences du Goût et de l'Alimentation, AgroSup Dijon, CNRS, INRAE, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Dijon, France
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- Caring Futures Institute, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
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- UniSA Allied Health and Human Performance, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia
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- Caring Futures Institute, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
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Complementary Feeding Practices and Parental Pressure to Eat among Spanish Infants and Toddlers: A Cross-Sectional Study. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:ijerph18041982. [PMID: 33670769 PMCID: PMC7922078 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18041982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2021] [Revised: 02/08/2021] [Accepted: 02/15/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The introduction of complementary foods is a crucial stage in the development and determination of infants’ health status in both the short and longer-term. This study describes complementary feeding practices among infants and toddlers in Spain. Also, relationships among sample characteristics (both parents and their child), feeding practices (timing, type of complementary food), and parental pressure to eat were explored. Cognitive interviewing with 18 parents was used to refine the survey questions. Responses from a national random sample of 630 parents, who were responsible for feeding their infants and toddlers aged 3–18 months, were obtained. Solids, often cereals and/or fruits first, were introduced at a median age of five months. Fish and eggs were introduced around the age of nine and ten months. Almost all children were fed with home-prepared foods at least once per week (93%), and in 36% of the cases, salt was added. Interestingly, higher levels of parental pressure to eat were found in female infants, younger parents, parents with a full-time job, the southern regions of Spain, and in infants who were not fed with home-prepared foods. Our insights underline the importance of clear feeding recommendations that can support health care professionals in promoting effective strategies to improve parental feeding practices.
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Lemarchand L, Canault M, Kern S. L’introduction des textures dans la période de diversification alimentaire en France. ENFANCE 2020. [DOI: 10.3917/enf2.204.0527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Are Sugar-Reduced and Whole Grain Infant Cereals Sensorially Accepted at Weaning? A Randomized Controlled Cross-Over Trial. Nutrients 2020; 12:nu12061883. [PMID: 32599738 PMCID: PMC7353261 DOI: 10.3390/nu12061883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2020] [Revised: 06/19/2020] [Accepted: 06/22/2020] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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The way infants are fed during the complementary period can have a significant impact on infants’ health and development. Infant cereals play an important role in complementary feeding in many countries. In spite of well documented benefits of a low sugar and high whole grain diet, commercial infant cereals are often refined and contain a high amount of sugars. The aim of the present study was to compare the sensory acceptability, gastrointestinal tolerance and bowel habits of two commercially available infant cereals in Spain with varying sugar and whole grain contents in infants at weaning. Forty-six healthy infants (mean age = 5.2 ± 0.4 months) received one of the two infant cereals containing either 0% whole grain flour and a high sugar content produced by starch hydrolysis (24 g/100 g) (Cereal A) or 50% whole grain flour and a medium-sugar content produced by hydrolysis (12 g/100 g) (Cereal B) in a randomized, triple blind, cross-over controlled trial. Both types of infant cereals were consumed for seven weeks. The cross-over was carried out after seven weeks. Sensory acceptability, anthropometry, gastrointestinal tolerance and adverse events were measured, and results evaluated using a linear regression model. No significant differences were observed between groups in any of the main variables analyzed. Importantly, the long-term health implications of our findings represent a wake-up call for the food industry to reduce or even eliminate simple sugars in infant cereals and for regulatory bodies and professional organizations to recommend whole grain infant cereals.
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Lagerkvist CJ, Mutiso JM, Okello JJ, Muoki P, Oluoch-Kosura W, Heck S. Predictors of Intention to Integrate Biofortified Orange-fleshed Sweetpotato in Child Feeding: A Field Information Experiment in Rural Kenya. Ecol Food Nutr 2020; 59:615-638. [PMID: 32406767 DOI: 10.1080/03670244.2020.1759576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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The study assesses the psychosocial predictors of intention to integrate biofortified pro-vitamin A orange-fleshed sweet potato (OFSP) in proper complementary feeding (PCF) among women who received either verbal or verbal and visual demonstrations on OFSP-based foods. A total of 764 randomly selected women grouped into four categories, namely pregnant women, women with infants, women with young children, and potential mothers, participated in this study. Using a structural equation model of predicted intentions based on an extended Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) the study found goal-setting, perceived behavior control, subjective norms, and attitudes had a significant influence on intention to integrate OFSP in PCF. Unexpectedly, knowledge of the various health benefits of OFSP did not positively influence intention. Probabilistic recursive regression was then used to estimate the relationship between the intention to provide PCF practices and its potential antecedents. The results then showed that the model structure and explanatory power was information-specific and also revealing outcome differences by category of women. These results have implications on how interventions targeting the improvement of PCF should be organized and delivered. They underscore the need to segment the audience during nutrition education.
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- Carl Johan Lagerkvist
- Department of Economics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences , Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi , Nairobi, Kenya
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- Social & Nutrition Sciences Division, International Potato Centre , Kampala, Uganda
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- International Potato Centre , Nairobi, Kenya
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Castenmiller J, de Henauw S, Hirsch-Ernst KI, Kearney J, Knutsen HK, Maciuk A, Mangelsdorf I, McArdle HJ, Naska A, Pelaez C, Pentieva K, Siani A, Thies F, Tsabouri S, Vinceti M, Bresson JL, Fewtrell M, Kersting M, Przyrembel H, Dumas C, Titz A, Turck D. Appropriate age range for introduction of complementary feeding into an infant's diet. EFSA J 2019; 17:e05780. [PMID: 32626427 PMCID: PMC7009265 DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2019.5780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Following a request from the European Commission, the Panel on Nutrition, Novel Foods and Food Allergens (NDA) revised its 2009 Opinion on the appropriate age for introduction of complementary feeding of infants. This age has been evaluated considering the effects on health outcomes, nutritional aspects and infant development, and depends on the individual's characteristics and development. As long as foods have an age-appropriate texture, are nutritionally appropriate and prepared following good hygiene practices, there is no convincing evidence that at any age investigated in the included studies (< 1 to < 6 months), the introduction of complementary foods (CFs) is associated with adverse health effects or benefits (except for infants at risk of iron depletion). For nutritional reasons, the majority of infants need CFs from around 6 months of age. Infants at risk of iron depletion (exclusively breastfed infants born to mothers with low iron status, or with early umbilical cord clamping (< 1 min after birth), or born preterm, or born small-for-gestational age or with high growth velocity) may benefit from earlier introduction of CFs that are a source of iron. The earliest developmental skills relevant for consuming pureed CFs can be observed between 3 and 4 months of age. Skills for consuming finger foods can be observed in some infants at 4 months, but more commonly at 5-7 months. The fact that an infant may be ready from a neurodevelopmental perspective to progress to a more diversified diet before 6 months of age does not imply that there is a need to introduce CFs. There is no reason to postpone the introduction of potentially allergenic foods (egg, cereals, fish and peanut) to a later age than that of other CFs as far as the risk of developing atopic diseases is concerned. Regarding the risk of coeliac disease, gluten can be introduced with other CFs.
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van der Veek SMC, de Graaf C, de Vries JHM, Jager G, Vereijken CMJL, Weenen H, van Winden N, van Vliet MS, Schultink JM, de Wild VWT, Janssen S, Mesman J. Baby's first bites: a randomized controlled trial to assess the effects of vegetable-exposure and sensitive feeding on vegetable acceptance, eating behavior and weight gain in infants and toddlers. BMC Pediatr 2019; 19:266. [PMID: 31370830 PMCID: PMC6670176 DOI: 10.1186/s12887-019-1627-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2019] [Accepted: 07/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The start of complementary feeding in infancy plays an essential role in promoting healthy eating habits. Evidence shows that it is important what infants are offered during this first introduction of solid foods: e.g. starting exclusively with vegetables is more successful for vegetable acceptance than starting with fruits. How infants are introduced to solid foods also matters: if parents are sensitive and responsive to infant cues during feeding, this may promote self-regulation of energy intake and a healthy weight. However, the effectiveness of the what and the how of complementary feeding has never been experimentally tested in the same study. In the current project the what and how (and their combination) are tested in one study to determine their relative importance for fostering vegetable acceptance and self-regulation of energy intake in infants. METHODS A four-arm randomized controlled trial (Baby's First Bites (BFB)) was designed for 240 first-time Dutch mothers and their infants, 60 per arm. In this trial, we compare the effectiveness of (a) a vegetable-exposure intervention focusing on the what in complementary feeding; (b) a sensitive feeding intervention focusing on the how in complementary feeding, (c) a combined intervention focusing on the what and how in complementary feeding; (d) an attention-control group. All mothers participate in five sessions spread over the first year of eating solid foods (child age 4-16 months). Primary outcomes are vegetable consumption, vegetable liking and self-regulation of energy intake. Secondary outcomes are child eating behaviors, child anthropometrics and maternal feeding behavior. Outcomes are assessed before, during and directly after the interventions (child age 18 months), and when children are 24 and 36 months old. DISCUSSION The outcomes are expected to assess the impact of the interventions and provide new insights into the mechanisms underlying the development of vegetable acceptance, self-regulation and healthy eating patterns in infants and toddlers, as well as the prevention of overweight. The results may be used to improve current dietary advice given to parents of their young children on complementary feeding. TRIAL REGISTRATION The trial was retrospectively registered during inclusion of participants at the Netherlands National Trial Register (identifier NTR6572 ) and at ClinicalTrials.gov ( NCT03348176 ). Protocol issue date: 1 April 2018; version number 1.
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- S. M. C. van der Veek
- Institute of Education and Child Studies (trial sponsor), Leiden University, P.O. Box 9555, 2300 RB Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Division of Human Nutrition and Health, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 17, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Division of Human Nutrition and Health, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 17, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Division of Human Nutrition and Health, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 17, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Danone Nutricia Research, P.O. Box 80141, 3508 TC Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Nutricia Early Life Nutrition, P.O. Box 445, 2700 AK Zoetermeer, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Education and Child Studies (trial sponsor), Leiden University, P.O. Box 9555, 2300 RB Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Division of Human Nutrition and Health, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 17, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Education and Child Studies (trial sponsor), Leiden University, P.O. Box 9555, 2300 RB Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Education and Child Studies (trial sponsor), Leiden University, P.O. Box 9555, 2300 RB Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Education and Child Studies (trial sponsor), Leiden University, P.O. Box 9555, 2300 RB Leiden, The Netherlands
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Tovar A, Kaar JL, McCurdy K, Field AE, Dabelea D, Vadiveloo M. Maternal vegetable intake during and after pregnancy. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2019; 19:267. [PMID: 31349808 PMCID: PMC6660649 DOI: 10.1186/s12884-019-2353-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2018] [Accepted: 06/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Improved understanding of vegetable intake changes between pregnancy and postpartum may inform future intervention targets to establish healthy home food environments. Therefore, the goal of this study was to explore the changes in vegetable intake between pregnancy and the postnatal period and explore maternal and sociodemographic factors that are associated with these changes. Methods We examined sociodemographic, dietary, and health characteristics of healthy mothers 18-43y from the prospective Infant Feeding Practices II cohort (n = 847) (2005–2012). Mothers completed a modified version of the diet history questionnaire, a food-frequency measure, developed by the National Cancer Institute. We created four categories of mothers, those that were: meeting vegetable recommendations post- but not prenatally (n = 121; improved intake), not meeting vegetable recommendations during pregnancy and postnatally (n = 370; stable inadequate), meeting recommendations pre- but not postnatally (n = 123; reduced intake), and meeting recommendations at both time points (n = 233; stable adequate). To make our results more relevant to public health recommendations, we were interested in comparing the improved vegetable intake group vs. stable inadequate vegetable intake group, as well as those that reduced their vegetable intake compared to the stable adequate vegetable intake group. Separate multivariable-adjusted logistic regression were used to examine sociodemographic predictors of improved vs. stable inadequate and reduced vs. stable adequate vegetable intake. Results Women with improved vegetable intake vs. stable inadequate smoked fewer cigarettes while women with reduced vegetable intake vs. stable adequate were more likely to experience less pregnancy weight gain. In adjusted models, employed women had greater odds of reduced vegetable intake (OR = 1.64 95% CI 1.14–2.36). In exploratory analyses, employment was associated with greater odds of reduced vegetable intake among low-income (OR = 1.79; 95% CI 1.03–3.1), but not higher income women (OR = 1.31; 95% CI 0.94–1.84). After further adjustment for paid maternity leave, employment was no longer associated with vegetable intake among lower income women (OR: 1.53; 95% CI: 0.76–3.05). Conclusions More women with reduced vs. stable adequate vegetable intake were lower income and worked full time. Improved access to paid maternity leave may help reduce disparities in vegetable quality between lower and higher income women.
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- Alison Tovar
- Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences, University of Rhode Island, 41 Lower College Road, Kingston, RI, 02881, USA.
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA.,Department of Epidemiology, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Human Development and Family Studies, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA.,Department of Epidemiology, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences, University of Rhode Island, 41 Lower College Road, Kingston, RI, 02881, USA
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Maternal diet during lactation and breast-feeding practices have synergistic association with child diet at 6 years. Public Health Nutr 2019; 23:286-294. [PMID: 31290381 DOI: 10.1017/s1368980019001782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Children breast-fed during infancy consume more fruits and vegetables than formula-fed children. This pattern is likely due, in part, to infant learning from flavours of the mother's diet transmitted through breast milk, but more research is needed to understand associations between early flavour exposures and later dietary patterns. We examined whether breast-feeding and maternal fruit and vegetable consumption during nursing were synergistically associated with higher child fruit and vegetable consumption. DESIGN Prospective cohort study of breast-feeding duration, maternal diet postpartum and child diet. Complete breast-feeding and maternal diet data were available for 1396 mother-child dyads; multiple imputation was used for missing data in other variables. In separate multivariable logistic regression models, we estimated the adjusted odds of high child fruit or vegetable consumption at 12 months or 6 years as a function of breast-feeding duration, maternal fruit or vegetable consumption during nursing, and their interaction. SETTING The Infant Feeding Practices Study II and Year 6 Follow-Up. PARTICIPANTS Mother-child dyads followed from birth to 6 years during 2005-2012 in the USA. RESULTS Longer breast-feeding duration was associated with high child fruit and vegetable consumption at 12 months. At 6 years, the interaction between breast-feeding duration and maternal vegetable consumption was associated with high child vegetable consumption. CONCLUSIONS Higher maternal vegetable consumption and longer breast-feeding duration were synergistically associated with high child vegetable consumption at 6 years, independent of sociodemographic characteristics and fruit and vegetable availability. Exposures to vegetable flavours through breast milk may promote later child vegetable consumption.
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Daniels L. Feeding Practices and Parenting: A Pathway to Child Health and Family Happiness. ANNALS OF NUTRITION AND METABOLISM 2019; 74 Suppl 2:29-42. [DOI: 10.1159/000499145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Feeding and parenting are inextricably linked. The complex bidirectional interactions between parent feeding practices and child eating behaviour shape the early feeding environment which in turn interacts with genetic predispositions to lay the foundation for life-long eating habits and health outcomes. Parent feeding and child (and parent) eating are central to the fabric of family life and are strongly rooted in culture and tradition. Yet, many parents experience stress and anxiety related to this ubiquitous parenting task and perceive their child as a “fussy eater” or a “difficult feeder.” Parents commonly misinterpret heritable and developmentally “normal” child eating behaviour, such as food refusal, as cause for concern. In an effort to get their child to “eat well” they respond with coercive feeding practices, such as pressure, reward and restriction. Emotional feeding that uses food to comfort, distract, calm or shape behaviour is also common. Although well intentioned, these non-responsive, parent- rather than child-centred feeding practices are ineffective, even counterproductive. They teach children to eat for reasons unrelated to appetite and, hence, more than they need and fail to support development of healthy food preferences and appetite regulation. Early feeding interventions are needed that assist parents to understand normal child eating behaviour and promote responsive feeding practices and effective food parenting. The aim of this chapter is to review (1) “normal” eating behaviour of young children, (2) the range of feeding practices and strategies that parents use to respond to and try to shape these behaviours, (3) evidence for approaches to feeding young children that have potential to reduce conflict related to child feeding and promote life-long healthy eating patterns that are a key determinant of long-term health and well-being and (4) to provide an overview of an early feeding intervention, NOURISH, which demonstrated a positive impact on maternal feeding practices and potentially reduced parent anxiety and stress related to feeding.
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Swanepoel L, Henderson J, Maher J. Mothers' experiences with complementary feeding: Conventional and baby-led approaches. Nutr Diet 2019; 77:373-381. [PMID: 31211488 DOI: 10.1111/1747-0080.12566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2018] [Revised: 05/12/2019] [Accepted: 05/26/2019] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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AIM Lifelong eating behaviours are shaped in infancy with the introduction of solid foods (complementary feeding). A conventional approach to complementary feeding, encompassing spoon feeding of pureed foods, has long been the standard. Baby-led weaning is a contemporary approach whereby the infant is encouraged to choose what and how much they eat. Mothers navigate decisions about what and how to introduce foods to their infant in diverse ways. This study set out to explore the complementary feeding approaches of women. METHODS A qualitative study utilising photovoice and focus groups generated data that provided insight into women's lived experiences of complementary feeding. Thirteen women were purposively sampled and data were analysed in line with descriptive phenomenology. RESULTS Three recurrent themes emerged from the data. Women's approaches to complementary feeding were mediated by "trust," "convenience" and making decisions that were "value based versus practical based." Trust manifested in various forms including trusting the infant, trusting women's own instincts and the tension between social pressures and trust of self. CONCLUSIONS Differences between women following a conventional vs baby-led approach were also seen in perceptions of convenience, and the decision-making process. This study provides insight into how and why women choose certain feeding practices and can be used to better equip health professionals to work with new mothers in providing realistic and nuanced feeding support.
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- Libby Swanepoel
- School of Health and Sport Sciences, University of the Sunshine Coast, Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Health and Sport Sciences, University of the Sunshine Coast, Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Health and Sport Sciences, University of the Sunshine Coast, Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia
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Barends C, Weenen H, Warren J, Hetherington MM, de Graaf C, de Vries JH. A systematic review of practices to promote vegetable acceptance in the first three years of life. Appetite 2019; 137:174-197. [DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2019.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2018] [Revised: 01/14/2019] [Accepted: 02/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Infant Cereals: Current Status, Challenges, and Future Opportunities for Whole Grains. Nutrients 2019; 11:nu11020473. [PMID: 30813426 PMCID: PMC6412837 DOI: 10.3390/nu11020473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2019] [Revised: 02/18/2019] [Accepted: 02/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Infant cereals play an important role in the complementary feeding period. The aim of this study was to review existing research about the quantity, type, and degree of infant cereal processing, with a special focus on whole grain infant cereals. Accumulating evidence shows many benefits of whole grain consumption for human health. Likewise, consumers are frequently linking the term whole grains to healthiness and naturality, and sustainable food production becomes a more important aspect when choosing an infant cereal brand. Whole grain cereals should be consumed as early as possible, i.e., during infancy. However, there are several challenges that food manufacturers are facing that need to be addressed. Recommendations are needed for the intake of whole grain cereals for infants and young children, including product-labeling guidelines for whole grain foods targeting these age stages. Another challenge is minimizing the higher contaminant content in whole grains, as well as those formed during processing. Yet, the greatest challenge may be to drive consumers' acceptance, including taste. The complementary feeding period is absolutely key in shaping the infant's food preferences and habits; therefore, it is the appropriate stage in life at which to introduce whole grain cereals for the acceptance of whole grains across the entire lifespan.
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Rowan H, Lee M, Brown A. Differences in dietary composition between infants introduced to complementary foods using Baby-led weaning and traditional spoon feeding. J Hum Nutr Diet 2018; 32:11-20. [DOI: 10.1111/jhn.12616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- H. Rowan
- Department of Public Health, Policy and Social Sciences; College of Human and Health Sciences; Swansea University; Swansea UK
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- Department of Psychology; College of Human and Health Sciences; Swansea University; Swansea UK
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- Department of Public Health, Policy and Social Sciences; College of Human and Health Sciences; Swansea University; Swansea UK
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Bell LK, Jansen E, Mallan K, Magarey AM, Daniels L. Poor dietary patterns at 1-5 years of age are related to food neophobia and breastfeeding duration but not age of introduction to solids in a relatively advantaged sample. Eat Behav 2018; 31:28-34. [PMID: 30086453 DOI: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2018.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2018] [Revised: 06/14/2018] [Accepted: 06/21/2018] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Previous studies have investigated associations between individual foods or food group intake, and breastfeeding duration, age of solid introduction and food neophobia. This study aimed to investigate associations between whole dietary patterns in young children, and breastfeeding duration, age of solid introduction and food neophobia. Parents of children (N = 234) aged 1-5 years completed an online questionnaire. Dietary risk scores were calculated using the Toddler (1-3 years) or Preschool (>3-<5 years) Dietary Questionnaires which evaluates the previous week's food-group intake (scored 0-100; higher score = higher risk of poor dietary quality). Neophobia was measured using the Child Food Neophobia scale (1.0-4.0; higher score = more neophobic). Associations were investigated using multivariable linear regression, adjusting for covariates. Children (54% female, 3.0 ± 1.4 years) were from advantaged families and were breastfed until 11.8 (5.0-16.0) months, started solids at 5.6 ± 1.4 months of age, moderately neophobic (2.1 ± 0.7) and at moderate dietary risk (29.2 ± 9.2). Shorter breastfeeding duration (β = -0.21; p = 0.001) and poorer child food neophobia scores (β = 0.36; p < 0.001) were associated with higher dietary risk scores. Age of introduction to solids showed no association with dietary risk (p = 0.744). These findings suggest that in addition to breastfeeding promotion, supporting parents to manage neophobic behaviour may be important in promoting healthy eating patterns in early childhood.
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- Lucinda K Bell
- Nutrition and Dietetics, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Sturt Rd, Bedford Park, South Australia 5042, Australia.
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- Centre for Children's Health Research, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland 4101, Australia
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- Centre for Children's Health Research, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland 4101, Australia; School of Psychology, Australian Catholic University, 1100 Nudgee Road, Banyo, Queensland 4014, Australia
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- Nutrition and Dietetics, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Sturt Rd, Bedford Park, South Australia 5042, Australia
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- Nutrition and Dietetics, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Sturt Rd, Bedford Park, South Australia 5042, Australia; Centre for Children's Health Research, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland 4101, Australia
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Patterns and predictors of food texture introduction in French children aged 4–36 months. Br J Nutr 2018; 120:1065-1077. [DOI: 10.1017/s0007114518002386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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AbstractThe aims of this study were to describe which and when food textures are offered to children between 4 and 36 months in France and to identify the associated factors. An online cross-sectional survey was designed, including questions about 188 food texture combinations representing three texture levels: purées (T1), soft small pieces (T2) and hard/large pieces and double textures (T3). Mothers indicated which combinations they already offered to their child. A food texture exposure score (TextExp) was calculated for all of the texture levels combined and for each texture level separately. Associations between TextExp and maternal and child characteristics and feeding practices were explored by multiple linear regressions, per age class. Answers from 2999 mothers living in France, mostly educated and primiparous, were analysed. Over the first year, children were mainly exposed to purées. Soft and small pieces were slowly introduced between 6 and 22 months, whereas hard/large pieces were mainly introduced from 13 months onwards. TextExp was positively associated with children’s number of teeth and ability to eat alone with their finger or a fork. For almost all age classes, TextExp was higher in children introduced to complementary feeding earlier, lower for children who were offered only commercial baby foods and higher for those who were offered only home-made/non-specific foods during the second year. Our study shows that until 12 months of age the majority of French children were exposed to pieces to a small extent. It provides new insights to further understand the development of texture acceptance during a key period for the development of eating habits.
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de Wild VWT, Jager G, Olsen A, Costarelli V, Boer E, Zeinstra GG. Breast-feeding duration and child eating characteristics in relation to later vegetable intake in 2-6-year-old children in ten studies throughout Europe. Public Health Nutr 2018; 21:2320-2328. [PMID: 29631638 PMCID: PMC11106012 DOI: 10.1017/s1368980018000769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2017] [Revised: 01/11/2018] [Accepted: 03/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Breast-feeding is thought to facilitate young children's acceptance of new foods, including vegetables, but the evidence for this relationship appears inconsistent across studies. Increasing children's vegetable intake remains challenging; therefore the present study aimed to investigate whether breast-feeding duration predicts vegetable intake in 2-6-year-old children. DESIGN Actual vegetable intake was measured in studies across three European countries. General linear model analyses with breast-feeding duration, sex and age of the child and maternal education as variables were used to predict children's vegetable intake per country. Additionally, the relationships between child eating behaviour characteristics (asked through the Child Eating Behaviour Questionnaire) and vegetable intake were investigated via Pearson correlations. SETTING Daycare centres, schools and home settings in Denmark, Greece and the Netherlands. SUBJECTS Children aged 2-6 years (n 750). RESULTS Breast-feeding duration was positively associated with children's vegetable intake at 2-6 years old in Denmark (P<0·01) and the Netherlands (P<0·05), but not in Greece (P=0·17). Age of the child, maternal education and sex of the child did not predict vegetable intake in our sample. All countries showed an inverse relationship between food neophobia and children's vegetable intake and a positive relationship between vegetable liking and intake. CONCLUSIONS The present study found that breast-feeding duration is a predictor of later vegetable intake, but that current child eating behaviour characteristics, such as vegetable liking, food neophobia and enjoyment of food, also influence vegetable intake. Besides encouragement of breast-feeding duration, strategies that support vegetable liking and food enjoyment and decrease food neophobia are needed to support young children's vegetable intake.
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- Victoire WT de Wild
- Division of Human Nutrition, Wageningen University & Research, PO Box 17, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Division of Human Nutrition, Wageningen University & Research, PO Box 17, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Food Science, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Home Economics and Ecology, Harokopio University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Biometris, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Food Informatics, Wageningen Food & Biobased Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Consumer Science & Health, Wageningen Food & Biobased Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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Bakke AJ, Stubbs CA, McDowell EH, Moding KJ, Johnson SL, Hayes JE. Mary Poppins was right: Adding small amounts of sugar or salt reduces the bitterness of vegetables. Appetite 2018; 126:90-101. [DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2018.03.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2017] [Revised: 03/01/2018] [Accepted: 03/21/2018] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Lange C, Yuan WL, Schoumacker R, Deglaire A, de Lauzon-Guillain B, Chabanet C, Nicklaus S. Assessment of liking for saltiness, sweetness and fattiness sensations in children: Validation of a questionnaire. Food Qual Prefer 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodqual.2017.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Anzman-Frasca S, Ventura AK, Ehrenberg S, Myers KP. Promoting healthy food preferences from the start: a narrative review of food preference learning from the prenatal period through early childhood. Obes Rev 2018; 19:576-604. [PMID: 29266778 DOI: 10.1111/obr.12658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2017] [Revised: 05/03/2017] [Accepted: 06/19/2017] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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The palatable, energy-dense foods that characterize modern environments can promote unhealthy eating habits, along with humans' predispositions to accept sweet tastes and reject those that are sour or bitter. Yet food preferences are malleable, and examining food preference learning during early life can highlight ways to promote acceptance of healthier foods. This narrative review describes research from the past 10 years focused on food preference learning from the prenatal period through early childhood (ages 2-5 years). Exposure to a variety of healthy foods from the start, including during the prenatal period, early milk-feeding and the introduction to complementary foods and beverages, can support subsequent acceptance of those foods. Yet development is plastic, and healthier food preferences can still be promoted after infancy. In early childhood, research supports starting with the simplest strategies, such as repeated exposure and modelling, reserving other strategies for use when needed to motivate the initial tasting necessary for repeated exposure effects to begin. This review can help caregivers and practitioners to promote the development of healthy food preferences early in life. Specific implementation recommendations, the role of individual differences and next steps for research in this area are also discussed.
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- S Anzman-Frasca
- Department of Pediatrics, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Department of Kinesiology, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA, USA
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Schwartz C, Vandenberghe-Descamps M, Sulmont-Rossé C, Tournier C, Feron G. Behavioral and physiological determinants of food choice and consumption at sensitive periods of the life span, a focus on infants and elderly. INNOV FOOD SCI EMERG 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ifset.2017.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Román S, Sánchez-Siles LM. Parents’ choice criteria for infant food brands: A scale development and validation. Food Qual Prefer 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodqual.2017.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Beckerman JP, Alike Q, Lovin E, Tamez M, Mattei J. The Development and Public Health Implications of Food Preferences in Children. Front Nutr 2017; 4:66. [PMID: 29326942 PMCID: PMC5741689 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2017.00066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2017] [Accepted: 12/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Food preferences are a primary determinant of dietary intake and behaviors, and they persist from early childhood into later life. As such, establishing preferences for healthy foods from a young age is a promising approach to improving diet quality, a leading contributor to cardiometabolic health. This narrative review first describes the critical period for food preference development starting in utero and continuing through early childhood. Infants’ innate aversion to sour and bitter tastes can lead them to initially reject some healthy foods such as vegetables. Infants can learn to like these foods through exposures to their flavors in utero and through breastmilk. As solid foods are introduced through toddlerhood, children’s food preferences are shaped by parent feeding practices and environmental factors such as food advertising. Next, we discuss two key focus areas to improve diet quality highlighted by the current understanding of food preferences: (1) promoting healthy food preferences through breastfeeding and early exposures to healthy foods and (2) limiting the extent to which innate preferences for sweet and salty tastes lead to poor diet quality. We use an ecological framework to summarize potential points of intervention and provide recommendations for these focus areas, such as worksite benefits that promote breastfeeding, and changes in food retail and service environments. Individuals’ choices around breastfeeding and diet may ultimately be influenced by policy and community-level factors. It is thus crucial to take a multilevel approach to establish healthy food preferences from a young age, which have the potential to translate into lifelong healthy diet.
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- Jacob P Beckerman
- Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States
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- Harvard Kennedy School of Government, Cambridge, MA, United States.,Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States
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Bournez M, Ksiazek E, Wagner S, Kersuzan C, Tichit C, Gojard S, Thierry X, Charles MA, Lioret S, de Lauzon-Guillain B, Nicklaus S. Factors associated with the introduction of complementary feeding in the French ELFE cohort study. MATERNAL AND CHILD NUTRITION 2017; 14:e12536. [PMID: 29052955 DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2017] [Revised: 09/10/2017] [Accepted: 09/11/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The objectives of this study were to estimate the age of complementary feeding introduction (CFI) and investigate the related health, demographic, and socio-economic factors. Analyses were based on 10,931 infants from the French national birth cohort ELFE, born in 2011. Health, demographic, and socio-economic data concerning infants and parents were collected at birth (face-to-face interviews and medical records) and 2 months (telephone interviews). Data on milk feeding and CFI practices were collected at birth and 2 months then monthly from 3 to 10 months using online or paper questionnaires. The associations between both health and social factors and CFI age were tested by multivariable multinomial logistic regressions. The mean CFI age was 5.2 ± 1.2 months; 26% of the infants started complementary feeding before 4 months of age (CF < 4 months), 62% between 4 and 6 months of age, and 12% after 6 months of age (CF > 6 months). CF < 4 months was more likely when mothers smoked, were overweight/obese, younger (<29 years), and used their personal experience as an information source in child caregiving and when both parents were not born in France. CF < 4 months was less likely when the infant was a girl, second-born, when the mother breastfed longer, and had attended at least one birth preparation class. Mothers of second-born infants and who breastfed their child longer were more likely to introduce CF > 6 months. Couples in which fathers were born in France and mothers were not born in France were less likely to introduce CF > 6 months. CF < 4 months occurred in more than 25% of the cases. It is important to continue promoting clear CFI recommendations, especially in smoking, overweight, young, not born in France, and nonbreastfeeding mothers.
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- Marie Bournez
- Centre des Sciences du Goût et de l'Alimentation, AgroSup Dijon, CNRS, INRA, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Dijon, France.,Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Dijon, Hopital d'Enfants, Peediatrics, Dijon, France
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- Centre des Sciences du Goût et de l'Alimentation, AgroSup Dijon, CNRS, INRA, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Dijon, France
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- INSERM, CRESS, ORCHAD team, Villejuif, France.,Paris Descartes University, CRESS, Villejuif, France
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- ALISS UR1303, INRA, Université Paris-Saclay, Ivry-sur-Seine, France
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- ALISS UR1303, INRA, Université Paris-Saclay, Ivry-sur-Seine, France.,Centre Maurice Halbwachs, CNRS, ENS, EHESS, Paris, France
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- ALISS UR1303, INRA, Université Paris-Saclay, Ivry-sur-Seine, France.,Centre Maurice Halbwachs, CNRS, ENS, EHESS, Paris, France
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- Institut national d'études démographiques, Paris, France
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- INSERM, CRESS, ORCHAD team, Villejuif, France.,Paris Descartes University, CRESS, Villejuif, France
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- INSERM, CRESS, ORCHAD team, Villejuif, France.,Paris Descartes University, CRESS, Villejuif, France
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- Centre des Sciences du Goût et de l'Alimentation, AgroSup Dijon, CNRS, INRA, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Dijon, France
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Moding KJ, Stifter CA. Does Temperament Underlie Infant Novel Food Responses?: Continuity of Approach-Withdrawal From 6 to 18 Months. Child Dev 2017; 89:e444-e458. [PMID: 28766867 DOI: 10.1111/cdev.12902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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This study investigated whether temperamental approach-withdrawal underlies infants' responses to novel foods. Data were drawn from a longitudinal study of mother-infant dyads (n = 136). Approach-withdrawal responses to novel foods and novel toys were coded when infants were 6 and 12 months of age. When infants were 18 months of age, approach-withdrawal behaviors, positive affect, and negative affect were used in a latent profile analysis to identify groups of toddlers who exhibited similar responses to novelty. As predicted, novel food and novel toy responses were concurrently associated at 12 months and followed a similar developmental pattern across the 1st year. Furthermore, novel food acceptance at 12 months of age, but not 6 months, predicted greater toddler approach.
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Schwartz C, Chabanet C, Szleper E, Feyen V, Issanchou S, Nicklaus S. Infant Acceptance of Primary Tastes and Fat Emulsion: Developmental Changes and Links with Maternal and Infant Characteristics. Chem Senses 2017; 42:593-603. [DOI: 10.1093/chemse/bjx040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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de Barse LM, Jansen PW, Edelson-Fries LR, Jaddoe VW, Franco OH, Tiemeier H, Steenweg-de Graaff J. Infant feeding and child fussy eating: The Generation R Study. Appetite 2017; 114:374-381. [DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2017.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2016] [Revised: 03/10/2017] [Accepted: 04/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW A sensitive period in development is one in which it is easier for learning to take place; the behaviour can however still be learned at a later stage, but with more difficulty. This is in contrast to a critical period, a time at which a behaviour must be learned, and if this window of opportunity is missed, then the behaviour can never be acquired. Both might determine food acceptance in childhood. RECENT FINDINGS There is evidence to support the idea of a sensitive period for the introduction of tastes, a critical period for the introduction of textures and for the development of oral motor function, and a possible critical period for the introduction of new foods but only in children where there is an innate disposition to develop early and extreme disgust responses. SUMMARY There are both sensitive and critical periods in the acquisition of food preferences.
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- Gillian Harris
- School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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Madrelle J, Lange C, Boutrolle I, Valade O, Weenen H, Monnery-Patris S, Issanchou S, Nicklaus S. Development of a new in-home testing method to assess infant food liking. Appetite 2017; 113:274-283. [PMID: 28274649 DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2017.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2016] [Revised: 02/27/2017] [Accepted: 03/03/2017] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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The objective of this study was to develop a new elaborate method to evaluate infants' liking of foods that could be applied at home and to compare the results of this elaborate method with those of a basic method. Mothers of infants aged 4 to 7 (n = 44) and 12-15 months (n = 46) participated in this study. For the basic method, mothers were asked to assess their infant's global liking at the end of a meal. Then, for the elaborate method, mothers received detailed instructions on how to feed their infant, how infants might express like/dislike and when to stop the meal. During the first nine spoons, they were asked to report the presence/absence of positive and negative behaviours after each spoon, and the infant's initial liking was reported after each triplet of spoons. They also assessed their infant's global liking at the end of the meal. Both methods were applied using three commercial familiar baby foods adapted to each age range. In 4-7-month-olds, the elaborate method showed a significant difference across products for liking, whereas the basic method did not show any difference. In 12-15-month-olds, the elaborate method showed more differences across products for liking than the basic method. In both age groups, negative behaviours, despite being less frequently reported, provided better liking discrimination than positive behaviours. In conclusion, the elaborate method produced better product liking discrimination than the basic method by focusing maternal attention on infants' eating behaviours since the first spoons.
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- J Madrelle
- Centre des Sciences du Goût et de l'Alimentation, AgroSup Dijon, CNRS, INRA, Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comté, F-21000 Dijon, France
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- Centre des Sciences du Goût et de l'Alimentation, AgroSup Dijon, CNRS, INRA, Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comté, F-21000 Dijon, France
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- Blédina SA, 383 rue Philippe Héron, BP 432, F-69654 Villefranche-sur-Saône Cedex, France
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- Blédina SA, 383 rue Philippe Héron, BP 432, F-69654 Villefranche-sur-Saône Cedex, France
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- Danone Nutricia Research, Uppsalaan 12, 3584CT Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Centre des Sciences du Goût et de l'Alimentation, AgroSup Dijon, CNRS, INRA, Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comté, F-21000 Dijon, France
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- Centre des Sciences du Goût et de l'Alimentation, AgroSup Dijon, CNRS, INRA, Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comté, F-21000 Dijon, France
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- Centre des Sciences du Goût et de l'Alimentation, AgroSup Dijon, CNRS, INRA, Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comté, F-21000 Dijon, France.
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Developmental Readiness, Caregiver and Child Feeding Behaviors, and Sensory Science as a Framework for Feeding Young Children. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017. [DOI: 10.1097/nt.0000000000000200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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De Cosmi V, Scaglioni S, Agostoni C. Early Taste Experiences and Later Food Choices. Nutrients 2017; 9:nu9020107. [PMID: 28165384 PMCID: PMC5331538 DOI: 10.3390/nu9020107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 135] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2016] [Revised: 12/12/2016] [Accepted: 01/24/2017] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Background. Nutrition in early life is increasingly considered to be an important factor influencing later health. Food preferences are formed in infancy, are tracked into childhood and beyond, and complementary feeding practices are crucial to prevent obesity later in life. Methods. Through a literature search strategy, we have investigated the role of breastfeeding, of complementary feeding, and the parental and sociocultural factors which contribute to set food preferences early in life. Results. Children are predisposed to prefer high-energy, -sugar, and -salt foods, and in pre-school age to reject new foods (food neophobia). While genetically determined individual differences exist, repeated offering of foods can modify innate preferences. Conclusions. Starting in the prenatal period, a varied exposure through amniotic fluid and repeated experiences with novel flavors during breastfeeding and complementary feeding increase children’s willingness to try new foods within a positive social environment.
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- Valentina De Cosmi
- Valentina De Cosmi Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Branch of Medical Statistics, Biometry, and Epidemiology "G. A. Maccacaro", Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, 20122 Milan, Italy.
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- Silvia Scaglioni Fondazione De Marchi Department of Pediatrics, Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milan, Italy.
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- Carlo Agostoni Pediatric Intermediate Care Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, 20122 Milan, Italy.
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Haro-Vicente JF, Bernal-Cava MJ, Lopez-Fernandez A, Ros-Berruezo G, Bodenstab S, Sanchez-Siles LM. Sensory Acceptability of Infant Cereals with Whole Grain in Infants and Young Children. Nutrients 2017; 9:nu9010065. [PMID: 28098769 PMCID: PMC5295109 DOI: 10.3390/nu9010065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2016] [Revised: 12/09/2016] [Accepted: 01/06/2017] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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In many countries, infant cereals are one of the first foods introduced during the complementary feeding stage. These cereals are usually made with refined cereal flours, even though several health benefits have been linked to the intake of whole grain cereals. Prior evidence suggests that food preferences are developed at early stages of life, and may persist in later childhood and adulthood. Our aim was to test whether an infant cereal with 30% of whole grain was similarly accepted both by parents and infants in comparison to a similar cereal made from refined flour. A total of 81 infants between 4 and 24 months old were included in the study. Parent-infant pairs participated in an 8-day experimental study. Acceptance was rated on hedonic scales (4-points for infants and 7-points for parents). Other attributes like color, smell, and taste were evaluated by the parents. Acceptability for infant cereals with whole grain and refined cereals was very similar both for infants (2.30 ± 0.12 and 2.32 ± 0.11, p = 0.606) and parents (6.1 ± 0.8 and 6.0 ± 0.9, p = 0.494). Therefore, our findings show that there is an opportunity to introduce whole grain cereals to infants, including those who are already used to consuming refined infant cereals, thereby accelerating the exposure of whole grain in early life.
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- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Murcia, Campus de Espinardo, Espinardo, Murcia 30071, Spain.
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- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Murcia, Campus de Espinardo, Espinardo, Murcia 30071, Spain.
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- Department of Research and Development, Hero Group, Lenzburg 5600, Switzerland.
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Introduction of Complementary Foods in a Cohort of Infants in Northeast Italy: Do Parents Comply with WHO Recommendations? Nutrients 2017; 9:nu9010034. [PMID: 28054972 PMCID: PMC5295078 DOI: 10.3390/nu9010034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2016] [Revised: 11/30/2016] [Accepted: 12/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Timing and type of complementary food in infancy affect nutritional status and health later in life. The objective of this paper was to assess complementary feeding practices, looking at timing, type, and compliance with World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations. Data were obtained from a birth cohort of 400 infants, enrolled in Trieste (Italy) between July 2007 and July 2008 and followed up for three years, using a “food introduction timing table”. Five WHO recommendations standards were used to assess parental compliance and associated factors. Thirty seven percent of mothers returned the completed “timing table” up until the child was three years of age. Eighty six percent of infants were already receiving complementary foods at six months. The first food type to be introduced was fresh fruit (170 days from birth, median). Overall, infants shared a very similar diet, which was different from the family diet and characterized by delayed introduction of certain food types. Five percent of parents complied with either all five or only one of the WHO recommendations, 34% with three, and 35% with four. The parents’ partial compliance with WHO recommendations is probably due to conflicting information received from different sources. This advocates for national evidence-based guidelines, supported and promoted by health professionals.
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Complementary Feeding Strategies to Facilitate Acceptance of Fruits and Vegetables: A Narrative Review of the Literature. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2016; 13:ijerph13111160. [PMID: 27869776 PMCID: PMC5129370 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph13111160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2016] [Revised: 11/15/2016] [Accepted: 11/16/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Complementary feeding (CF), which should begin after exclusive breastfeeding for six months, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), or after four months and before six months according to the European Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN), is a period when the infant implicitly learns what, when, how, and how much to eat. At the onset of CF, the brain and the gut are still developing and maturing, and food experiences contribute to shaping brain connections involved in food hedonics and in the control of food intake. These learning processes are likely to have a long-term impact. Children’s consumption of fruit and vegetables (FV) is below recommendations in many countries. Thus, it is crucial to establish preferences for FV early, when infants are learning to eat. The development of food preferences mainly starts when infants discover their first solid foods. This narrative review summarizes the factors that influence FV acceptance at the start of the CF period: previous milk feeding experience; timing of onset of CF; repeated exposures to the food; variety of foods offered as of the start of the CF period; quality and sensory properties of the complementary foods; quality of the meal time context; and parental responsive feeding.
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Yuan WL, Lange C, Schwartz C, Martin C, Chabanet C, de Lauzon-Guillain B, Nicklaus S. Infant Dietary Exposures to Sweetness and Fattiness Increase during the First Year of Life and Are Associated with Feeding Practices. J Nutr 2016; 146:2334-2342. [PMID: 27733527 DOI: 10.3945/jn.116.234005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2016] [Accepted: 09/06/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Taste is a strong determinant of food intake. Previous research has suggested that early taste exposures could influence preferences and later eating behavior, but little is known about the factors related to this. OBJECTIVES The aims of this study were to describe infants' exposure to sweetness and fattiness and to examine whether maternal and infant characteristics and feeding practices are related to these exposures in participants from the OPALINE [Observatoire des Préférences Alimentaires du Nourrisson et de l'Enfant (Observatory of Infant and Child Food Preferences)] cohort study. METHODS Food consumption frequency was assessed with a 7-d food record completed monthly over the first year. Dietary taste exposure was defined by the consumption frequency of each food multiplied by the intensity of its taste, summed over all foods. The daily sweetness exposure (SweetExp) and fattiness exposure (FatExp) were calculated at 3-6, 7-9, and 10-12 mo of age for 268 infants from complementary feeding initiation (CFI) to 12 mo. Associations between taste exposure and potential factors were tested by multiple linear regressions. RESULTS Both FatExp and SweetExp increased from 3-6 mo to 10-12 mo (mean ± SD: 7.5 ± 2.3 to 12.2 ± 2.5 and 6.8 ± 2.8 to 14.7 ± 4.1, respectively). Breastfeeding duration ≥6 mo was associated with higher SweetExp at all ages, with a decreasing β [β (95% CI): 2.6 (1.8; 3.4) at 3-6 mo and 1.3 (0.1; 2.4) at 10-12 mo]. CFI at <6 mo was associated with higher SweetExp at all ages but with higher FatExp only at 3-6 mo. Higher SweetExp and FatExp were associated with a higher use of all complementary food types. Boys were more likely to be exposed to SweetExp at 10-12 mo and to FatExp at 3-6 mo and 10-12 mo than were girls. Maternal higher education attainment and return to work after 6 mo were linked with higher FatExp and higher FatExp and SweetExp, respectively. CONCLUSION SweetExp and FatExp increased from CFI until 12 mo and were associated with feeding practices in OPALINE infants. Studying early taste exposure longitudinally should provide new insights regarding the development of food preferences.
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- Wen Lun Yuan
- Centre des Sciences du Goût et de l'Alimentation (Center on Taste and Feeding Behavior), CNRS, INRA, Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comté (National Center for Scientific Research, National Institute for Agricultural Research, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté University), Dijon, France
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- Centre des Sciences du Goût et de l'Alimentation (Center on Taste and Feeding Behavior), CNRS, INRA, Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comté (National Center for Scientific Research, National Institute for Agricultural Research, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté University), Dijon, France
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- Centre des Sciences du Goût et de l'Alimentation (Center on Taste and Feeding Behavior), CNRS, INRA, Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comté (National Center for Scientific Research, National Institute for Agricultural Research, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté University), Dijon, France
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- Centre des Sciences du Goût et de l'Alimentation (Center on Taste and Feeding Behavior), CNRS, INRA, Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comté (National Center for Scientific Research, National Institute for Agricultural Research, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté University), Dijon, France
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- Centre des Sciences du Goût et de l'Alimentation (Center on Taste and Feeding Behavior), CNRS, INRA, Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comté (National Center for Scientific Research, National Institute for Agricultural Research, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté University), Dijon, France
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- Inserm (National Institute of Health and Medical Research), UMR1153 (Mixed Research Unit 1153), Epidemiology and Biostatistics Sorbonne Paris Cité Center, Early ORigin of the Child's Health and Development Team (ORCHAD), Villejuif, France; and.,Paris-Descartes University, Paris, France
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- Centre des Sciences du Goût et de l'Alimentation (Center on Taste and Feeding Behavior), CNRS, INRA, Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comté (National Center for Scientific Research, National Institute for Agricultural Research, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté University), Dijon, France;
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Nicklaus S. The role of food experiences during early childhood in food pleasure learning. Appetite 2016; 104:3-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2015.08.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2015] [Revised: 06/18/2015] [Accepted: 08/18/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Le Heuzey MF, Turberg-Romain C. Nutri-bébé 2013 Study Part 3. Nutri-Bébé Survey 2013:3/Behaviour of mothers and young children during feeding. Arch Pediatr 2016; 22:10S20-9. [PMID: 26474670 DOI: 10.1016/s0929-693x(15)30742-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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This new study by the Secteur français des aliments de l'enfance (SFAE) (French Agency for Children's Foods) confirms the improvement in the nutritional environment of young children, particularly in sharing family meals. Incorporating the sample of breastfed children is a new feature, although food refusal behavior in infants did not appear to differ greatly whether or not they were being breastfed, and mothers expressed a need to be informed and guided in order for their children to better accept varied foods. We still found long-term continuation of feeding bottles and in parallel excessively early introduction of adult foods and significant and inappropriate viewing of screens for age.
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- M-F Le Heuzey
- Service de psychiatrie de l'enfant et de l'adolescent, Hôpital Robert Debré, 48 boulevard, Sérurier, 75019 Paris, France.
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Stability of food neophobia from infancy through early childhood. Appetite 2015; 97:72-8. [PMID: 26612089 DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2015.11.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2015] [Revised: 10/19/2015] [Accepted: 11/11/2015] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The purpose of the present study was to examine whether rejection of novel foods during infancy predicted child behavioral and parent-reported neophobia at 4.5 years of age. Data for the present study were drawn from a longitudinal study following individuals (n = 82) from infancy through early childhood. At 6 and 12 months of age, the infants tasted a novel food (green beans, hummus, or cottage cheese) and their reactions were coded for rejection of the food (i.e. crying, force outs, or refusals). The children returned to the laboratory at 4.5 years of age and participated in a behavioral neophobia task where they were offered three novel foods (lychee, nori, and haw jelly) and the number of novel foods they tasted was recorded. Mothers also reported their own and their children's levels of food neophobia. Regression analyses revealed that rejection of novel foods at 6 months interacted with maternal neophobia to predict parent-rated child neophobia. Infants who exhibited low levels of rejection at 6 months showed higher levels of parent-rated neophobia when their mothers also showed high compared to low levels of neophobia. At 12 months of age, however, infants who exhibited high levels of rejection tended to have high levels of parent-rated neophobia regardless of their mothers' levels of neophobia. These results provide preliminary evidence that rejection of novel foods during infancy does predict neophobia during early childhood, but the results vary depending on when rejection of new foods is measured.
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Teaching children to like and eat vegetables. Appetite 2015; 93:75-84. [DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2015.06.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2015] [Revised: 06/18/2015] [Accepted: 06/24/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Hetherington MM, Schwartz C, Madrelle J, Croden F, Nekitsing C, Vereijken CMJL, Weenen H. A step-by-step introduction to vegetables at the beginning of complementary feeding. The effects of early and repeated exposure. Appetite 2014; 84:280-90. [PMID: 25453593 DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2014.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 116] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2014] [Revised: 09/25/2014] [Accepted: 10/10/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
Abstract
Breastfeeding (BF) is associated with willingness to accept vegetables. This may be due to the variety of flavours delivered via breast milk. Some mothers add vegetables to milk during complementary feeding (CF) to enhance acceptance. The present study tested a step-by-step exposure to vegetables in milk then rice during CF, on intake and liking of vegetables. Just before CF, enrolled mothers were randomised to an intervention (IG, n = 18; 6 BF) or control group (CG, n = 18; 6 BF). IG infants received 12 daily exposures to vegetable puree added to milk (days 1-12), then 12 × 2 daily exposures to vegetable puree added to rice at home (days 13-24). Plain milk and rice were given to CG. Then both received 11 daily exposures to vegetable puree. Intake was weighed and liking rated on days 25-26 and 33-35 after the start of CF in the laboratory, supplemented by the same data recorded at home. Vegetables were rotated daily (carrots, green beans, spinach, broccoli). Intake, liking and pace of eating were greater for IG than CG infants. Intake and liking of carrots were greater than green beans. However, at 6m then 18m follow up, vegetable (carrot > green beans) but not group differences were observed. Mothers reported appreciation of the structure and guidance of this systematic approach. Early exposure to vegetables in a step-by-step method could be included in CF guidelines and longer term benefits assessed by extending the exposure period.
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Affiliation(s)
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- Institute of Psychological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK; Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Paul Bocuse, Château du Vivier, 69130 Ecully, France
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- Institute of Psychological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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- Institute of Psychological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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- Institute of Psychological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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- Danone Nutricia Research, 3584CT Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Wagner S, Issanchou S, Chabanet C, Lange C, Schaal B, Monnery-Patris S. Liking the odour, liking the food. Toddlers’ liking of strongly flavoured foods correlates with liking of their odour. Appetite 2014; 81:60-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2014.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2013] [Revised: 05/26/2014] [Accepted: 06/01/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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