Effect of using commercial pre-packaged baby foods on the Fe intake of 7-8 months old infants.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To examine the potential effect on Fe intake of 7-8 months old infants if pre-packaged baby foods (PBF) were used as the sole source of complementary foods.

Design

Based on the 7-d recommended feeding plan for 7-8 months old infants in Hong Kong (moderate Fe-fortified rice cereal with home-cooked meals), twenty-four modelling scenarios were created which comprised of two milk use modes (breastmilk v. infant formula), three modes of rice cereal use (no-rice cereal; non-Fe-fortified rice cereal and Fe-fortified rice cereal) and four baby foods usage modes (home-cooked meals; low-Fe PBF only; high-Fe PBF only and mixed PBF). The PBF were randomly selected in each of the models and substituted the original meals/snacks. The average daily Fe intakes of the modelled mea

SUBMITTER: Cheung CTH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10195289 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature