Infant nutrition in relation to eating behaviour and fruit and vegetable intake at age 5 years

Möller, Lisanne M.; Hoog, Marieke L A de; Eijsden, Manon van; Gemke, Reinoud J. B. J.; Vrijkotte, Tanja G. M.

doi:10.1017/s0007114512001237

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“…This hypothesis was ventilated bearing in mind the positive impact of the intervention on the duration of the BF and EBF and at the time of the introduction of complementary feeding. Studies show positive effects of longer duration of BF and EBF on eating habits in preschoolers 6 , 10 , 12 . However, the results of this study do not confirm our hypothesis, as no differences were found in the diet quality of children aged four to seven years, assessed by the compliance with the Ten Steps for Healthy Toddlers from 2 to 10 Years, recommended by the MH.…”

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“…Bearing these results in mind, we decided to research the eating habits of the children involved in the clinical trial, in preschool stage, since studies show association between increased duration of BF and later introduction of complementary feeding, as well as more duration of BF and EBF and better eating habits in preschool 6 , 10 , 12 . This article, therefore, aimed to assess the effect of an intervention for BF and healthy complementary feeding offered, during the first year of the child’s life, to teenage mothers and grandmothers who cohabited, on the eating habits of children at the age of four to seven years.…”

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Adherence to dietary recommendations for preschoolers: clinical trial with teenage mothers

2016

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OBJECTIVE To assess the effect of educational dietary intervention offered in the child’s first year of life, as well as teenage mothers and grandmothers in carrying out the dietary recommendations at four to seven years.METHODS Randomized clinical trial initiated in 2006, in Porto Alegre, RS, involving 323 teenage mothers and grandmothers who cohabited. The intervention consisted of six counseling sessions on breastfeeding and healthy complementary feeding. The first session occurred in the maternity ward and the other ones in the households of mothers at seven, 15, 30, 60, and 120 days of the child’s life. The information about the child’s diet were obtained on a monthly basis in the first six months, every two months in the second half-year, and at four to seven years, using a food frequency questionnaire. To assess the adequacy of food consumption to the recommendations from the Ministry of Health, we elaborated a score system that would reflect the compliance with the Ten Steps for Healthy Toddlers from 2 to 10 Years. The average scores of intervention and control groups were compared using the t-test.RESULTS Low adherence to recommendations on child nutrition was found in the study population, with no difference in implementation the steps between the groups. The score on the compliance with the steps was similar in both groups (9.6 [SD = 1.63] and 9.3 [SD = 1.60] in the intervention and control groups, respectively) and no influence of the cohabitation with the grandmother was found.CONCLUSIONS Educational dietary intervention in the first four months of the child’s life for teenage mothers and grandmothers had no effect on the compliance with the recommendations at four to seven years of the child’s life.

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Adherence to dietary recommendations for preschoolers: clinical trial with teenage mothers

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“…Similarly, a study of Canadian children illustrated that 4-year-old children who were exclusively breastfed for 3 or more months had significantly higher adjusted odds of consuming 2 or more servings of vegetables per day when compared to children who were formula-fed or partially breastfed [43] . Other studies of US, Brazilian, and Dutch cohorts have demonstrated similar associations between breastfeeding through the first year [44][45][46] and/or exclusive breastfeeding for ≥ 3 months [45,47] and higher consumption of fruits and vegetables when children are 4-7 years old.…”

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Does Breastfeeding Shape Food Preferences Links to Obesity

Ventura¹

2017

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The first 2 years of life have been recognized as a critical window for obesity prevention efforts. This period is characterized by rapid growth and development and, in a relatively short period of time, a child transitions from a purely milk-based diet to a more varied solid-food diet. Much learning about food and eating occurs during this critical window, and it is well-documented that early feeding and dietary exposures predict later food preferences, eating behaviors, and dietary patterns. The focus of this review will be on the earliest feeding experiences - breast- and formula-feeding - and the unique role of breastfeeding in shaping children's food preferences. Epidemiological data illustrate that children who were breastfed have healthier dietary patterns compared to children who were formula-fed, even after controlling for relevant sociodemographic characteristics associated with healthier dietary and lifestyle patterns. These dietary differences are underlined, in part, by early differences in the opportunities for flavor learning and preference development afforded by breast- versus formula-feeding. In particular, the flavors of the mothers' diet are transmitted from mother to child through the amniotic fluid and breastmilk. The flavors experienced in these mediums shape later food preferences and acceptance of the solid foods of the family and culture onto which the infant is weaned. All infants learn from flavor experiences in utero, but only breastfed infants receive the additional reinforcement and flavor learning provided by continued repeated exposure to a wide variety of flavors that occurs during breastfeeding. Given the numerous benefits of breastfeeding, promotion of breastfeeding during early infancy is an important focus for primary prevention efforts and should be combined with efforts to ensure that mothers consume healthy, varied diets during pregnancy and lactation, and expose their infants to a wide array of foods during weaning and solid-food feeding.

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“…It remains unclear whether the effect of breast-feeding on later intake of vegetables is truly a threshold effect rather than a linear trend effect because the type of breast-feeding (i.e. whether exclusive or combined with solid food) and breast-feeding duration were not categorized consistently across the available studies (14)(15)(16) . Nevertheless, it is clear that a longer duration of breast-feeding is consistently linked to higher vegetable intake later in childhood regardless of country.…”

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Feeding practices in early life and later intake of fruit and vegetables among Japanese toddlers: the Osaka Maternal and Child Health Study

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Sasaki

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Objective: A growing body of evidence from Western countries shows that infant feeding practices are associated with later childhood dietary habits, but little is known about these relationships in non-Western countries with different food cultures. We examined the association of breast-feeding duration and age at introduction of solid foods with later intake of fruit and vegetables among Japanese toddlers. Design: Information on breast-feeding duration, age at introduction of solid foods and child's intake frequency of fruit and vegetables were collected with a selfadministered questionnaire at 16-24 months postpartum. Logistic regression analysis was used to calculate odds ratios of low intake (<1 time/d) of fruit or vegetables for each infant feeding practice. Setting: Japan. Subjects: Japanese mother-child pairs (n 763) from a prospective birth cohort study. Results: Neither breast-feeding duration nor age at introduction of solid foods was associated with fruit intake at 16-24 months of age. Breast-feeding duration, but not age at introduction of solid foods, was associated with later intake of vegetables. When breast-feeding duration was categorized into two groups with the cut-off at 6 months, children who were breast-fed for ≥6 months had a significantly decreased risk of low intake of vegetables (OR = 0·53; 95 % CI 0·34, 0·84) than those breast-fed for <6 months. This association was independent of potential confounders including maternal education and maternal vegetable intake (OR = 0·59; 95 % CI 0·36, 0·97). Conclusions: This finding suggests that ≥6 months of breast-feeding may prevent low intake of vegetables in early childhood among Japanese toddlers.

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Infant nutrition in relation to eating behaviour and fruit and vegetable intake at age 5 years

Cited by 50 publications

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Adherence to dietary recommendations for preschoolers: clinical trial with teenage mothers

Adherence to dietary recommendations for preschoolers: clinical trial with teenage mothers

Does Breastfeeding Shape Food Preferences Links to Obesity

Feeding practices in early life and later intake of fruit and vegetables among Japanese toddlers: the Osaka Maternal and Child Health Study

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