Nutritional challenges and opportunities during the weaning period and in young childhood

Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 64, Issue 3-4, 2014, Pages 284-293

  Alles, Martine S ^a   Eussen, Simone R B M ^a   Van Der Beek, Eline M ^b  

^a Nutricia Nederland   (Netherlands)

^b Danone Research Centre for Specialised Nutrition   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Diet; Early years; Feeding habits; Nutrition; Toddler; Transition; Weaning period

Indexed keywords

DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; IODINE; IRON; LINOLEIC ACID; LINOLENIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; PROTEIN; SATURATED FATTY ACID; SODIUM; VEGETABLE PROTEIN; VITAMIN D;

ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; CORONARY RISK; DIETARY INTAKE; EATING HABIT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PREFERENCE; HUMAN; INFANT; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON INTAKE; LIPID STORAGE; MACRONUTRIENT; METABOLIC DISORDER; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTAKE; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK; SODIUM INTAKE; SUGAR INTAKE; SWEETNESS; VEGETABLE; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD NUTRITION; DIET; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; INFANT NUTRITION; OVERWEIGHT; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT BEHAVIOR; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; NUTRITION POLICY; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84908604687     PISSN: 02506807     EISSN: 14219697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000365036     Document Type: Article

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