Maternal feeding practices during the first year and their impact on infants’ acceptance of complementary food

Langé, Christine; Visalli, Michel; Jacob, Sandrine; Chabanet, Claire; Schlich, Pascal; Nicklaus, Sophie

doi:10.1016/j.foodqual.2013.03.005

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“…Within this cohort, a comprehensive examination of acceptance of food between the onset of CF and 15 months showed that most food categories were well accepted during this period (average acceptance rate of any food was 88%), with a slightly lower acceptance of vegetables and fruits than of other food categories [27] . So during the period of the first discoveries of foods, most food items are easily accepted by healthy infants.…”

Section: Effect Of Sensory Properties Of Foods On Their Acceptance Almentioning

confidence: 87%

“…Consumption of formulas with hydrolyzed-protein, which are more bitter, results in different taste preferences at later ages, up to 5 years [21,22] . Having been breastfed results in a high acceptance of a new food at the onset of CF [23][24][25] , or within 1 month [26] ; but not if acceptance of new foods is averaged over the first 2 months post-CF [27] . This positive effect of breastfeeding on food acceptance at the onset of CF may be associated with the more varied flavor variety in breast milk, linked to the transfer of flavor compounds in breast milk [23,26] .…”

Section: Role Of Mode Of Milk Feedingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…An observational study was conducted in France to evaluate the effect of flavor on complementary food acceptance, with the OPALINE cohort (Observatory of food preferences in infants and children): it showed that infants who were fed vegetables around 5 months rather than around 6 months accepted better these vegetables [27] . Within this cohort, a comprehensive examination of acceptance of food between the onset of CF and 15 months showed that most food categories were well accepted during this period (average acceptance rate of any food was 88%), with a slightly lower acceptance of vegetables and fruits than of other food categories [27] .…”

Section: Effect Of Sensory Properties Of Foods On Their Acceptance Almentioning

confidence: 99%

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The Role of Dietary Experience in the Development of Eating Behavior during the First Years of Life

Nicklaus¹

2017

Ann Nutr Metab

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Infants are born equipped to ingest nutrients, but because of the transitions in the mode of feeding in the first years (from “tube” feeding in utero to eating table foods with the family), they have to learn how, what and how much to eat. Eating behavior established during early years may follow throughout childhood; therefore, it is fundamental to understand the most important drivers of the early development of eating behavior. Beyond the first flavor discoveries during the gestational and lactation periods (through the infant's exposure to flavors from foods of the mother's diet), the most important phases for learning food preferences and appetite control may be the beginning of complementary feeding (CF). Infants discover the sensory (texture, taste and flavor) and nutritional properties (energy density) of foods that will ultimately compose their adult diet. This brief review shows that several feeding practices influence the development of eating behavior: breastfeeding; repeating the presentation of a food, even if it seems initially disliked; introducing a variety of different foods rapidly in the CF process; offering foods in an appropriate way to make their sensory characteristics appealing to infants. More research is needed to understand in a combined way the effectiveness and long-term effect of these practices to promote healthy eating behaviors.

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Section: Effect Of Sensory Properties Of Foods On Their Acceptance Almentioning

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Section: Role Of Mode Of Milk Feedingmentioning

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Section: Effect Of Sensory Properties Of Foods On Their Acceptance Almentioning

confidence: 99%

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The Role of Dietary Experience in the Development of Eating Behavior during the First Years of Life

Nicklaus¹

2017

Ann Nutr Metab

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“…Table 2 gives some examples of common feeding practices used in response to neophobia. There is considerable evidence that repeated neutral (i.e., non-coercive) exposure to a wide variety of foods, particularly whilst neophobia is relatively low (4–10 months) [16, 37], can ameliorate these innate preferences and promote new food acceptance and improved dietary variety [19] and dietary quality [16-18]. Cooke argues that young children need repeated neutral exposure to become familiar with foods so that they can “learn to like and then like to eat” [17].…”

Section: Parent Feeding Practices and Their Potential Relationship Wimentioning

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Feeding Practices and Parenting: A Pathway to Child Health and Family Happiness

2019

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Feeding and parenting are inextricably linked. The complex bidirectional interactions between parent feeding practices and child eating behaviour shape the early feeding environment which in turn interacts with genetic predispositions to lay the foundation for life-long eating habits and health outcomes. Parent feeding and child (and parent) eating are central to the fabric of family life and are strongly rooted in culture and tradition. Yet, many parents experience stress and anxiety related to this ubiquitous parenting task and perceive their child as a “fussy eater” or a “difficult feeder.” Parents commonly misinterpret heritable and developmentally “normal” child eating behaviour, such as food refusal, as cause for concern. In an effort to get their child to “eat well” they respond with coercive feeding practices, such as pressure, reward and restriction. Emotional feeding that uses food to comfort, distract, calm or shape behaviour is also common. Although well intentioned, these non-responsive, parent- rather than child-centred feeding practices are ineffective, even counterproductive. They teach children to eat for reasons unrelated to appetite and, hence, more than they need and fail to support development of healthy food preferences and appetite regulation. Early feeding interventions are needed that assist parents to understand normal child eating behaviour and promote responsive feeding practices and effective food parenting. The aim of this chapter is to review (1) “normal” eating behaviour of young children, (2) the range of feeding practices and strategies that parents use to respond to and try to shape these behaviours, (3) evidence for approaches to feeding young children that have potential to reduce conflict related to child feeding and promote life-long healthy eating patterns that are a key determinant of long-term health and well-being and (4) to provide an overview of an early feeding intervention, NOURISH, which demonstrated a positive impact on maternal feeding practices and potentially reduced parent anxiety and stress related to feeding.

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“…It does not seem necessary to introduce many vegetables in the first weeks of complementary feeding and frequency of change appears more effective than the number of vegetables fed [7] . It was also observed in the Opaline cohort that the higher the number of foods introduced during the first 2 months of complementary feeding, the higher the new food acceptance beyond this 2-month period until the age of 15 months [8] . In Habeat, we investigated whether these findings have real-world application by testing a parent-led intervention to increase infants' vegetable acceptance [9] .…”

Section: Effect Of Exposure To Early Variety On Vegetable Acceptancementioning

confidence: 87%

Determining Factors and Critical Periods in the Formation of Eating Habits: Results from the Habeat Project

Issanchou¹

2017

Ann Nutr Metab

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Background: Eating habits form early during childhood and are likely to track until the beginning of adulthood. Thus, understanding the formation of eating habits is important. Consequently, the population targeted in the European project Habeat comprised infants and young children up to 6 years of age. Summary: Habeat mainly focused on the qualitative dimension of eating habits with a particular attention on vegetables and to a lesser extent on fruit. Food intake of young children was also studied in 2 challenging situations where overeating may occur and the relation between children's behaviour and feeding parental practices was examined. Key Messages: Habeat found evidence that breastfeeding may facilitate the consumption of vegetables and fruit and a greater variety of healthy foods in later childhood. Introduction of a variety of vegetables at the beginning of the complementary feeding period increases later acceptance of novel foods. Repeated exposure is a powerful mechanism to increase children's intake of a novel vegetable in infants and young children. Offering energy-dense snacks before or after meals should be avoided. Moreover, food should be offered to children in response to their feelings of hunger, and not used as reward for a good behaviour or for any other reason.

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Maternal feeding practices during the first year and their impact on infants’ acceptance of complementary food

Cited by 85 publications

References 43 publications

The Role of Dietary Experience in the Development of Eating Behavior during the First Years of Life

The Role of Dietary Experience in the Development of Eating Behavior during the First Years of Life

Feeding Practices and Parenting: A Pathway to Child Health and Family Happiness

Determining Factors and Critical Periods in the Formation of Eating Habits: Results from the Habeat Project

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