This position paper considers different aspects of complementary feeding (CF), focussing on
healthy term infants in Europe. After reviewing current knowledge and practices, we have …

The interest in children's eating behaviours and how to change them has been growing in
recent years. This review examines the following questions: What strategies have been used …

The relationship between eating a healthy diet and positive health outcomes is well known;
nurturing healthy eating among children therefore has the potential to improve public health …

Background Insufficient consumption of fruits and vegetables in childhood increases the risk
of future non‐communicable diseases, including cardiovascular disease. Testing the effects …

Early childhood is a critical time for establishing food preferences and dietary habits. In order
for appropriate advice to be available to parents and healthcare professionals it is essential …

Purpose While the health benefits of a high fruit and vegetable consumption are well known
and considerable work has attempted to improve intakes, increasing evidence also …

Infants are born equipped to ingest nutrients, but have to learn what to eat. This must occur
early, because the mode of feeding evolves dramatically, from “tube” feeding in utero to …

The term complementary feeding is defined as the period in which a progressive reduction
of breastfeeding or infant-formula feeding takes place, while the infant is gradually …

Vegetable intake is generally low among children, who appear to be especially fussy during
the pre-school years. Repeated exposure is known to enhance intake of a novel vegetable …

Children's vegetable consumption falls below current recommendations, highlighting the
need to identify strategies that can successfully promote better acceptance of vegetables …