How is adding cereal into the bottle associated with daily macronutrient intake among low-income infants?
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Marlen Hernandez (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
- Advisor
- Jigna Dharod
Abstract: The main objectives of this study are: 1) Examine the prevalence of early introduction to solids and adding cereal into the formula practice among low-income and mainly minority infants, and: 2) Examine how adding cereal into the formula is associated with daily calorie and macronutrient intake among low-income and mainly minority infants. This study was approved by the IRB of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. A longitudinal study of 3 years was carried out to investigate infant feeding practices focusing on a population of individuals from a minority and low-income background. Interviews and 24-hour dietary recalls were performed to collect information on infants feeding patterns when the infant was 2, 4, 6, 9, and 12 months old. Results indicated that 29.4% of 4 month old infants had been introduced to complementary foods and that 29.9% of 6 month infants had received infant cereal in the bottle at 6 months and 14.4% at 9 months. At 6 months infants who received cereal in their bottle consumed 165 additional calories, had an additional 33.28 grams of total carbohydrate intake and an additional 3.75 grams of protein compared to infants who did not receive cereal in their bottle. At 9 months similar trends were observed. Infants who received cereal in their bottle at 9 months consumed an additional 158 calories per day and had an additional 27.61 grams compared to 9 month infants who did not receive cereal in the bottle. In conclusion, introducing infants to complementary foods before the recommended age is a common practice with about 30% of infants being introduced to complementary foods at 4 months. Adding infant cereal into the bottle was also a common practice with around 30% of 6 months participants carrying out this practice. The addition of infant cereal into the infants bottle was associated with an increase in daily caloric intake and macronutrient intake among 6 and 9 month low-income and mainly minority infants.
How is adding cereal into the bottle associated with daily macronutrient intake among low-income infants?
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Created on 5/1/2023
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- Publication
- Thesis
- Language: English
- Date: 2023
- Keywords
- Infant, Infant cereal, Infant feeding, Nutrition, Pediatrics
- Subjects
- Infants $x Nutrition
- Baby foods