The Patterns of Complementary Feeding and Growth among 12 to 23 Month-Old Children in China.

Shuo Wang; Yue Mei; Zhong Hua MA; Wen Hua Zhao; Xue Jun Tang; Xue Hong Pang; Qian Zhang; Rui Li LI; Yu Ying Wang; Tao XU

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The Patterns of Complementary Feeding and Growth among 12 to 23 Month-Old Children in China.

Author: Shuo WANG ¹ ; Yue MEI ¹ ; Zhong Hua MA ¹ ; Wen Hua ZHAO ² ; Xue Jun TANG ³ ; Xue Hong PANG ² ; Qian ZHANG ² ; Rui Li LI ⁴ ; Yu Ying WANG ² ; Tao XU ¹
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1. National Center for Women and Children's Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100081, China.
2. National Institute for Nutrition and Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050, China.
3. Statistical Information Center, National Health Commission of People's Republic of China, Beijing 100044, China.
4. Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China.
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Children aged 12 to 23 months; Dietary pattern; Growth; Z score
MeSH: China; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Growth; Humans; Infant; Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; Male
From: Biomedical and Environmental Sciences 2021;34(11):847-858
CountryChina
Language:English
Abstract: Objective:This study aimed to understand the characteristics of dietary patterns among children aged 12 to 23 months and discusses the relationship between dietary patterns and the growth of children.
Method:Cross-sectional data were selected from the National Nutrition and Health Systematic Survey for 0 to 18 year-old children in China (
Results:Four dietary patterns were identified among the children
Conclusion:Although China is undergoing rapid urbanization and economic development, there is still a phenomenon of insufficient intake of protein-rich foods and dairy-based dietary patterns at the stage of complementary food introduced among children aged 12 to 23 months.