Addressing Infant and Young Child Feeding Recommendations From a Planetary Health Perspective.

ABSTRACT: Current international infant and young child (IYC) feeding recommendations consider nutrition and health but not environmental impacts. Only a handful of countries have dietary guidelines that provide quantitative recommendations for food groups of environmental concern. This study aimed to perform a narrative review of the environmental impacts of commercial milk formula compared with breastfeeding and to analyze the degree to which current country-specific IYC feeding recommendations are aligned with sustainable dietary targets. A mixed-methods review was conducted, including the following: 1) a narrative review of the environmental impact of commercial milk formula compared with breastfeeding and 2) a comparison of recommended intake of meats and dairy for children IYC based on country-

SUBMITTER: Santos-Guzman A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11656346 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature