The Introduction of Semi-solid and Solid Foods to Feeding Infants

ON THE feeding of solid foods to infants.

Until about 1920, solid foods were seldom offered before 1 year of age. To do so was considered harmful by many pediatricians. In 1924, Jundell,1 a Swedish pediatrician, followed the growth and development and susceptibility to infections of 2,186 infants in a Stockholm orphanage, fed exclusively on milk for the first year of life. Simultaneously he collected a group of 382 babies to whom he of...

Feeding the Allergic Infant: Introducing Solid Foods

Prevalence and reasons for introducing infants early to solid foods: variations by milk feeding type.

OBJECTIVE To examine the prevalence of, and mothers' self-reported reasons for, introducing solid foods to infants earlier than recommended (aged <4 months) and the variation in reasons for early introduction by milk feeding type. METHODS The study included 1334 mothers who participated in the national longitudinal Infant Feeding Practices Study II (2005-2007). Monthly 7-day food-frequency qu...

Prevalence and Reasons for Introducing Infants Early to Solid Foods: Variations by Milk Feeding Type

OBJECTIVE: To examine the prevalence of, and mothers’ self-reported reasons for, introducing solid foods to infants earlier than recommended (aged ,4 months) and the variation in reasons for early introduction by milk feeding type. METHODS: The study included 1334 mothers who participated in the national longitudinal Infant Feeding Practices Study II (2005–2007). Monthly 7-day food-frequency qu...

Introducing Solid Foods to Infants in the Asia Pacific Region

For infants' optimal growth and development, the introduction of nutritionally suitable solid foods at the appropriate time is essential. However, less attention has been paid to this stage of infant life when compared with studies on breastfeeding initiation and duration. The practice of introducing solid foods, including the types of foods given to infants, in the Asia Pacific region was revi...