Junk food use and neurodevelopmental and growth outcomes in infants in low-resource settings.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Feeding infants a sub-optimal diet deprives them of critical nutrients for their physical and cognitive development. The objective of this study is to describe the intake of foods of low nutritional value (junk foods) and identify the association with growth and developmental outcomes in infants up to 18 months in low-resource settings.

Methods

This is a secondary analysis of data from an iron-rich complementary foods (meat versus fortified cereal) randomized clinical trial on nutrition conducted in low-resource settings in four low- and middle-income countries (Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guatemala, Pakistan, and Zambia). Mothers in both study arms received nutritional messages on the importance of exclusive breastfeeding up to 6 months with continued bre

SUBMITTER: Chiwila MK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11057493 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature