Consensus of the Brazilian Association of Nutrology on Milky Feeding of Children Aged 1–5 Years Old

Nogueira‐de‐Almeida, Carlos Alberto; Falcão, Mário Cícero; Filho, Durval Ribas; Zorzo, Renato Augusto; Konstantyner, Túlio; Ricci, Raquel; Gioia, Nathalia; Fisberg, Mauro

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“…‘Danone also promoted a “Gastro Virtual Conference”, targeted at paediatric gastroenterologists and delivered in partnership with the SBP in 2020 [ 53 ]. In 2020, the Brazilian Society of Nutrology ( Sociedade Brasileira de Nutrologia – SBN, in Portuguese) received financial support from the Danone Nutricia to make the “Consensus of the Brazilian Association of Milk Nutrition for Children from 1 to 5 years old” viable [ 60 ].…”

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Breastfeeding, first-food systems and corporate power: a case study on the market and political practices of the transnational baby food industry in Brazil

Robles,

Mialon,

Mais

et al. 2024

Global Health

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Background The exploitative marketing of commercial milk formula (CMF) reduces breastfeeding, and harms child and maternal health globally. Yet forty years after the International Code of Marketing of Breast-Milk Substitutes (The Code) was adopted by WHO member states, many countries are still to fully implement its provisions into national law. Furthermore, despite The Code, worldwide CMF markets have markedly expanded. In this paper, we adopt Brazil as a case study to understand the power of the baby food industry’s marketing and corporate political activity, and how this influences the country’s ‘first-food system’ in ways that promote and sustain CMF consumption. Methods We used a case study design, drawing data from from documents and key informant interviews (N = 10). Results Breastfeeding rates plummeted in Brazil to a historic low in the 1970s. A resurgence in breastfeeding from the mid-1980s onwards reflected strengthening political commitment for a national policy framework and breastfeeding protection law, resulting in-turn, from collective actions by breastfeeding coalitions, advocates, and mothers. Yet more recently, improvements in breastfeeding have plateaued in Brazil, while the industry grew CMF sales in Brazil by 750% between 2006 and 20. As regulations tightened, the industry has more aggressively promoted CMF for older infants and young children, as well as specialised formulas. The baby food industry is empowered through association with powerful industry groups, and employs lobbyists with good access to policymakers. The industry has captured the pediatric profession in Brazil through its long-standing association with the Brazilian Society of Pediatrics. Conclusion Brazil illustrates how the baby food industry uses marketing and political activity to promote and sustain CMF markets, to the detriment of breastfeeding. Our results demonstrate that this industry requires much greater scrutiny by regulators.

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Breastfeeding, first-food systems and corporate power: a case study on the market and political practices of the transnational baby food industry in Brazil

Robles,

Mialon,

Mais

et al. 2024

Global Health

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“…These deficiencies in the first few years of life can result in developmental deficits with metabolic effects, considering the need for specific nutrients and micronutrients critical for growth, such as iron, zinc, copper, iodine, and B vitamins [2,13]. Thus, adopting a nutritional strategy that includes dairy-fortified foods that contribute to the adequate intake of macroand micronutrients can be crucial in minimising deficiency risks and impacts on child growth and development [36].…”

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Improving the Nutritional Status of Socially Vulnerable Children in Manaus, Brazilian Amazon, through a Food Supplementation Programme

Mosquera,

Tonon,

Augusto

et al. 2024

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Information on the effects of government nutrition programmes provided to socially vulnerable children to improve their nutritional status is scarce. We analysed the effectiveness of a nutritional programme, including food supplementation with infant formula, on the evolution of the weight and height of socially vulnerable children from Manaus in the Brazilian Amazon. This study included 7752 children aged 12–24 months admitted to the programme between 2017 and 2020. Weight and height measurements at admission and every three months thereafter were extracted from the programme database. Weight-for-age, weight-for-height, body mass index-for-age (BMI/A), and height-for-age z-scores were analysed using a multilevel linear regression model, which showed a statistically significant decrease in nutritional deficits toward nutritional recovery at follow-up. The programme’s effectiveness was evaluated in 1617 children using a paired analysis comparing data from between 12 and 15 months of age at admission and follow-up after 6–9 months. Children admitted with wasting presented an increase in the BMI/A z-score, whereas children admitted with a risk of being overweight and obese had a statistically significant decrease in the BMI/A z-score. Children admitted with stunted growth also showed increased height-for-age z-scores. The nutrition programme was effective for children experiencing wasting and reducing excess weight.

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Consensus of the Brazilian Association of Nutrology on Milky Feeding of Children Aged 1–5 Years Old

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Breastfeeding, first-food systems and corporate power: a case study on the market and political practices of the transnational baby food industry in Brazil

Breastfeeding, first-food systems and corporate power: a case study on the market and political practices of the transnational baby food industry in Brazil

Improving the Nutritional Status of Socially Vulnerable Children in Manaus, Brazilian Amazon, through a Food Supplementation Programme

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