World Health Organization (WHO) guideline on the complementary feeding of infants and young children aged 6-23 months 2023: A multisociety response

The recent World Health Organization (WHO) guideline aims to provide evidence-based recommendations on complementary feeding (CF) of healthy term infants and young children 6-23 months living in low-, middle-, and high-income countries, including both breastfed and non-breastfed children. Like WHO,...

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Published inJournal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition Vol. 79; no. 1; p. 181
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.07.2024
Subjects
Breast Feeding
Humans
Infant
Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
Nutrition Policy
Practice Guidelines as Topic
World Health Organization
recommendation
animal milk
breastfeeding
food allergy
complementary foods
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Summary:The recent World Health Organization (WHO) guideline aims to provide evidence-based recommendations on complementary feeding (CF) of healthy term infants and young children 6-23 months living in low-, middle-, and high-income countries, including both breastfed and non-breastfed children. Like WHO, our organizations aim to promote optimal infant and young child nutrition and health, with a focus on promoting breastfeeding as well as appropriate and timely CF. In this paper, we share our concerns about aspects of the guideline, some of which may have the potential to cause unintended harm in infants and young children and suggest alternative or modified proposals.
ISSN:1536-4801
DOI:10.1002/jpn3.12248