Complementary Feeding Practices among Young Children in China, India, and Indonesia: A Narrative Review.

ABSTRACT: Under- and overnutrition are co-existing health issues in several countries across Asia. Poor complementary feeding (CF) is a significant determinant of malnutrition in children and a major cause of morbidity and mortality. The purpose of this narrative review is to summarize the most recent evidence regarding the CF practices in 3 countries with a high prevalence of stunting and overweight, and currently undergoing rapid economic and nutritional transition: China, India, and Indonesia. We focused particularly on the adequacy of CF, based on the WHO feeding indicators (2021) regarding timing, frequency, diversity, as well as the consumption of specific food groups. According to the findings, the majority of infants in the 3 countries are introduced to CF at an inappropriate time: either to

SUBMITTER: Sirkka O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9233619 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature