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Infant Feeding and Weaning Practices
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Infant Feeding and Weaning Practices

A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Pediatric Nutrition".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 August 2024 | Viewed by 2421

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Patricia Cristina Lisboa

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Researcher in the Laboratory of Endocrine Physiology, Department of Physiology, Institute of Biology Roberto Alcantara Gomes, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Interests: hormones; obesity; metabolic programing; DOHaD concept; malnutrition; overfeeding; early weaning
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Dr. Luana Lopes De Souza

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Co-Guest Editor
Laboratory of Endocrine Physiology, Department of Physiological Sciences, Roberto Alcantara Gomes Biology Institute, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 20551-031, RJ, Brazil
Interests: infant feeding; formula milk; weaning; early weaning; diseases; development; childhood

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Early life is a critical period with specific energy requirements, micronutrients, and bioactive substances according to each stage of development. In addition to the impact on child's growth rate, body weight gain and the development of the microbiome and immune system, infant feeding also has a long-term impact on individual health, affecting intellectual capacity and susceptibility to allergies, obesity, and chronic diseases. Inadequate weaning practices, such as early weaning or the early introduction of sugar, ultra-processed foods, or milk formulas, are associated with metabolic and hormonal changes, increasing the risk of metabolic diseases throughout life. Some weaning practices, such as the quality and quantity of food offered and the method of offering, such as plastic bottles, potentially affect the baby's development with short and long-term consequences. Addressing this topic is essential to reduce the future prevalence of metabolic diseases and public health costs.

This Special Issue aims to discuss animal and human studies that highlight the importance of early-life nutrition on health and future risk of disease. Therefore, we are pleased to invite you to submit an original or review article for this Special Issue “Infant Feeding and Weaning Practices”.

Dr. Patricia Cristina Lisboa
Dr. Luana Lopes De Souza
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Nutrients is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2900 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • infant feeding
  • formula milk
  • weaning
  • early weaning
  • diseases
  • development
  • childhood

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Complementary Feeding: Tradition, Innovation and Pitfalls
by Maria Elena Capra, Nicola Mattia Decarolis, Delia Monopoli, Serena Rosa Laudisio, Antonella Giudice, Brigida Stanyevic, Susanna Esposito and Giacomo Biasucci
Nutrients 2024, 16(5), 737; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16050737 - 04 Mar 2024
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According to WHO, “complementary feeding (CF) is the process starting when breast milk alone or infant formula alone is no longer sufficient to meet the nutritional requirements of infants, and therefore, other foods and liquids are needed, along with breast human milk or [...] Read more.
According to WHO, “complementary feeding (CF) is the process starting when breast milk alone or infant formula alone is no longer sufficient to meet the nutritional requirements of infants, and therefore, other foods and liquids are needed, along with breast human milk or a breastmilk substitute”. CF is one of the most important “critical and sensitive periods” in human life: indeed, timing and approaches to solid foods introduction in an infant’s nutrition are of utmost importance as potential epigenetic factors from infancy to adulthood. CF is also deeply influenced by each country and single-family traditions, culture, and beliefs. The aim of our narrative review is to analyze traditional CF practices, including innovative and alternative ones that emerged in the last decades, such as baby-led weaning or plant-based weaning, and to evaluate their effects on the risk of developing non-communicable diseases. Moreover, we will discuss pitfalls and misunderstandings that pediatricians frequently have to face when dealing with complementary feeding. Health care professionals must not have prejudices against parents’ wishes or traditions about CF; rather, they should support and educate them in case of any alternative CF choice, always pursuing the infant’s adequate growth, neuro- and taste development, and the achievement of correct eating behavior as the primary goal. Full article
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