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AUTHOR
Sandrine Jacob
Complementary feeding: what, when and how in OPALINE mothers? Consequences on infant's food acceptance.
National audience; The introduction of weaning foods is a major transition in the development of infants’ eating behavior. Previous studies showed that greater variety at the beginning of the weaning period can later influence an infant’s acceptance of new foods. The aim of the present study was to describe maternal feeding practices in the first year (breastfeeding duration, age at the initiation of weaning, variety of new foods introduced) and to study whether they impacted infants’ later acceptance of new foods in a longitudinal survey of French children’s eating behavior. Mothers (n = 203) were asked to record each food offered to their infants from the beginning of the weaning period t…
Description of maternal feeding practices and their impact on infant’s acceptance of new foods
International audience
Description of maternal feeding practices and their impact on infant's acceptance of new foods
International audience