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Ma, Defu; Ning, Yibing; Gao, Hongchong; Li, Wenjun; Wang, Junkuan; Zheng, Yingdong; Zhang, Yumei; & Wang, Peiyu (2014). Nutritional Status of Breast-Fed and Non-Exclusively Breast-Fed Infants from Birth to Age 5 Months in 8 Chinese Cities. Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 23, 282-92.

Abstract

This study aimed to assess the nutritional status of infants aged 0 to 5 months by different feeding approaches. A cross-sectional study on infant nutrition was performed in eight cities in China. A total of 622 infants from birth to 2 months of age and 456 infants from 3 months to 5 months of age were included in this study. Mix-fed infants received breast milk and complementary foods from birth to 2 months of age. Approximately 38.2% of mix-fed infants received excessive vitamin A, and 15.6% of infants exceeded the tolerable upper intake levels (ULs) of zinc. For artificially fed infants who received only complementary foods, approximately 20% and 12.5% infants received inadequate dietary vitamin A and zinc intakes, respectively. The vitamin A and zinc intakes of half of the infants exceeded the ULs. Results showed that the usual intake distribution of the infants from 3 months to 5 months of age were similar to that of the infants from birth to 2 months of age. The common vitamin A and zinc intakes were also severely imbalanced. In addition, higher disease prevalence and lower Z scores of length-forage, weight-for-age, and weight-for-length were found in artificially fed infants and mix-fed infants compared with those in breast-fed infants. In conclusion, the usual nutrient intakes were adequate for the majority of Chinese infants, except for an important number of infants at risk for imbalance of vitamin A and zinc intakes.

URL

http://dx.doi.org/10.6133/apjcn.2014.23.2.16

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year Published

2014

Journal Title

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Author(s)

Ma, Defu
Ning, Yibing
Gao, Hongchong
Li, Wenjun
Wang, Junkuan
Zheng, Yingdong
Zhang, Yumei
Wang, Peiyu