Infant feeding practices and dietary consumption of US infants and toddlers: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2003-2012.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To compare infant and toddler anthropometric measurements, feeding practices and mean nutrient intakes by race/ethnicity and income.

Design

Cross-sectional analysis using general linear modelling. Ten years of survey data (2003-2012) were combined to compare anthropometric measurements, feeding practices and mean nutrient intakes from a nationally representative US sample.

Setting

The 2003-2012 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES).

Subjects

Infants and toddlers (n 3669) aged 0-24 months.

Results

Rates of overweight were higher among Mexican-American infants and toddlers (P=0·002). There were also several differences in feeding practices among groups based on race/ethnicity. Cessation of breast-feeding occurred earlier for n

SUBMITTER: Davis KE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10260925 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature