Feeding of Nonbreastfed Children from 6 to 24 Months of Age in Developing Countries

The age range from 6 to 24 months is a critical period when malnutrition and infection are particularly common in developing countries. For breastfed children a set of recommendations in the form of 10 Guiding Principles was recently issued regarding complementary feeding within this age range. Many of these Guiding Principles can also be applied to nonbreastfed children (Nos. 3 4 6 and 10). Others however need to be revised for nonbreastfed infants. This document will cover appropriate feeding of nonbreastfed children from 6 to 24 months of age with a focus on developing-country populations. The Guiding Principles that will be addressed include No. 5 (amount of food needed) No. 7 (meal frequency and energy density) No. 8 (nutrient content of foods) and No. 9 (use of vitamin-mineral supplements or fortified products). To address Nos. 8 and 9 linear programming (LP) techniques were used to develop diets that can meet nutrient requirements within this age range. (excerpt)

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