Knowledge on the Complementary Feeding of Infants Older than Six Months among Mothers Following Vegetarian and Traditional Diets

Solid foods should be introduced not later than the age of six months, regardless of whether the family adheres to a traditional, vegetarian, or vegan diet. The aim of this study was to compare the knowledge on the complementary feeding of infants older than six months among mothers who adhere to tr...

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Autores principales:	Malgorzata Kostecka, Joanna Kostecka-Jarecka
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:5de0370cecac494bbef42f616b977cfa2021-11-25T18:35:44ZKnowledge on the Complementary Feeding of Infants Older than Six Months among Mothers Following Vegetarian and Traditional Diets10.3390/nu131139732072-6643https://doaj.org/article/5de0370cecac494bbef42f616b977cfa2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/11/3973https://doaj.org/toc/2072-6643Solid foods should be introduced not later than the age of six months, regardless of whether the family adheres to a traditional, vegetarian, or vegan diet. The aim of this study was to compare the knowledge on the complementary feeding of infants older than six months among mothers who adhere to traditional and vegetarian diets and to identify problems that require the assistance of a dietician. A total of 251 mothers of children aged 10–12 months participated in the study. Only 10% of vegetarian mothers declared that they had placed their children on a vegetarian diet, whereas 36 mothers adhered to a lacto-ovo-vegetarian diet during complementary feeding in the first year of life. Mothers adhering to a traditional diet were characterized by lower levels of knowledge (4.1 ± 2.3 points) than vegetarian mothers (5.3 ± 2.1 points). Mothers following a traditional diet were more likely to indicate a higher than recommended number of daily meals (OR = 1.76; Cl: 1.31–1.97, <i>p</i> < 0.001). Significant differences were noted in the respondents’ adherence to the BLW method, which was more readily implemented by vegan (<i>p</i> < 0.05) and lacto-vegetarian (<i>p</i> < 0.05) mothers and was least popular among mothers following a traditional diet (OR = 0.81; CI: 0.66–1.23, <i>p</i> < 0.04). Vegetarian mothers unnecessarily delayed the introduction of gluten and potentially allergizing foods to the children’s diets, sometimes even past the age of 12 months.Malgorzata KosteckaJoanna Kostecka-JareckaMDPI AGarticlecomplementary feedingnutrition knowledgeinfantsvegetarian dietvegan dietsanimal-based foodsNutrition. Foods and food supplyTX341-641ENNutrients, Vol 13, Iss 3973, p 3973 (2021)
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description	Solid foods should be introduced not later than the age of six months, regardless of whether the family adheres to a traditional, vegetarian, or vegan diet. The aim of this study was to compare the knowledge on the complementary feeding of infants older than six months among mothers who adhere to traditional and vegetarian diets and to identify problems that require the assistance of a dietician. A total of 251 mothers of children aged 10–12 months participated in the study. Only 10% of vegetarian mothers declared that they had placed their children on a vegetarian diet, whereas 36 mothers adhered to a lacto-ovo-vegetarian diet during complementary feeding in the first year of life. Mothers adhering to a traditional diet were characterized by lower levels of knowledge (4.1 ± 2.3 points) than vegetarian mothers (5.3 ± 2.1 points). Mothers following a traditional diet were more likely to indicate a higher than recommended number of daily meals (OR = 1.76; Cl: 1.31–1.97, <i>p</i> < 0.001). Significant differences were noted in the respondents’ adherence to the BLW method, which was more readily implemented by vegan (<i>p</i> < 0.05) and lacto-vegetarian (<i>p</i> < 0.05) mothers and was least popular among mothers following a traditional diet (OR = 0.81; CI: 0.66–1.23, <i>p</i> < 0.04). Vegetarian mothers unnecessarily delayed the introduction of gluten and potentially allergizing foods to the children’s diets, sometimes even past the age of 12 months.
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title	Knowledge on the Complementary Feeding of Infants Older than Six Months among Mothers Following Vegetarian and Traditional Diets
title_short	Knowledge on the Complementary Feeding of Infants Older than Six Months among Mothers Following Vegetarian and Traditional Diets
title_full	Knowledge on the Complementary Feeding of Infants Older than Six Months among Mothers Following Vegetarian and Traditional Diets
title_fullStr	Knowledge on the Complementary Feeding of Infants Older than Six Months among Mothers Following Vegetarian and Traditional Diets
title_full_unstemmed	Knowledge on the Complementary Feeding of Infants Older than Six Months among Mothers Following Vegetarian and Traditional Diets
title_sort	knowledge on the complementary feeding of infants older than six months among mothers following vegetarian and traditional diets
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
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Knowledge on the Complementary Feeding of Infants Older than Six Months among Mothers Following Vegetarian and Traditional Diets

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