Infant Feeding: Advances and Future Challenges
A special issue of Children (ISSN 2227-9067). This special issue belongs to the section "Pediatric Neonatology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (5 January 2024) | Viewed by 36591
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Dear Colleagues,
It is with great pleasure to invite you to collaborate to the special issue” Infant Feeding: Advances and Future Challenges”. Nutrition is undoubtedly an expression of the culture of every people. Nutrition in infancy is a cornerstone, not only for the proper and healthy development of the child, but also for his health in adulthood. To date, much of the research on the long-term effects of infant nutrition has been given to breastfeeding, comparing formula feeding and evaluating the effects of exclusivity, time, and duration of feeding on different types of infant milk. The transition from breast milk to solid food is a defining moment, which affects the subsequent development of the child's nutritional variety, but also the quality of food. However, the method of weaning, the types of milk that will replace or follow breastfeeding, as well as the age of introduction of solid foods have not yet been adequately studied for their effects on later health. The main goal of this special issue of Children is to identify optimal feeding practices and their causal effects offered in short-term and long-term health. Research on infants from different backgrounds is the key to provide generalizable data that can be used to determine best feeding practices.
We welcome submissions related to different infant feeding, such as different types of formula milk, different food culture and their effects on human health.
Dr. Evangelia Antoniou
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- breastfeeding
- formula feeding
- specific types of formula
- special nutritional needs
- methods of weaning
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