Early childhood is the best time to modify food preferences as well as to foster healthy diets in obesogenic food environments, therefore is crucial understanding the factors that contribute to healthy nutrition in infancy.
Majority of the professionals advices on children food intake are orientated more on “what” and “when “to feed, rather then “how “to feed. Recent attention of public is concentrated more on question “how “to feed.
During the first year, an infant grows more rapidly than at any other time in its life. This fast period of growth means that infant need a lot of energy and nutrients to ensure that they can grow well.
In the first 6 month of life, an infant …show more content…
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