Spooning up the first mouthfuls of baby food to a growing infant is an important milestone, but new research suggests many parents are doing it too soon. The study, published today in the Journal of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . From 2016 to 2022, 10% of infants were introduced to complementary foods too early. Early introduction was more ...

The impact of gut microbiota on human health, including the risk of obesity, has been analyzed primarily with animal models and adults. Recent research indicates that early in-life colonization can ...

About 16% of infants under 4 months were fed foods other than breast milk or formula. (HealthDay News) — Many US infants are introduced to complementary foods before 4 months of age, according to a ...

WASHINGTON — The updated Dietary Guidelines for Americans, scheduled to be presented later this year, for the first time will give recommendations for pregnant and lactating mothers as well as infants ...

January 4, 2017 - Updated evidence-based recommendations on introducing complementary foods to infants' diet--solids and liquids other than breast milk--appear in a position paper of the European ...

A recent study that investigated when infants are first given solid foods has found that more than half of babies receive non-milk products earlier than recommended. Share on Pinterest Are mothers ...

The first study of a nationally representative group of US infants reports that more than half of babies are currently introduced to complementary foods, that is, foods or drinks other than breast ...

Infant feeding guidelines recommend exclusive breast-feeding to the age of 6 months; complementary foods should not be introduced before this age. This study examined parent and infant psychosocial ...

Meat, such as pork, can be an important source of much-needed protein in an infant's diet during the transition to solid foods, according to new research from the University of Colorado published in ...