A nationally representative sample of infant feeding practices revealed specific social, demographic and behavioral factors associated with less than optimal feeding practices. These results have ...

ATLANTA, May 11 (UPI) --Although concerns have been raised that introducing solid foods to babies too early can increase their risk for obesity, a recent study says the timing does not matter. The ...

The function that the timing of introduction of solid foods may have in the development of child obesity has not been adequately explored, either as a potential confounder of the relationship between ...

From the first bite of rice cereal to the panorama of new tastes which follow, babies rarely greet the advent of solid food with unwavering delight. For parents, it sometimes feels like forever before ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Introducing eggs and peanut to diets between age 4 and 6 months reduced risks for allergies. 78.6% of infants ...

Infants who were started on solid foods at or before three months of age showed changes in the levels of gut bacteria and bacterial byproducts, called short-chain fatty acids, measured in their stool ...

Before my son, Asa, was born last July, other mothers warned me that breastfeeding might be difficult. The cautionary tales were well intentioned, I think — meant to prepare me for the worst.

Experts recommend no solid food before baby is 4 months old Most common reason was that the baby was old enough Younger infants are not developmentally ready for solid food Forty percent of mothers ...

(Reuters Health) - Babies who start on solids at three months sleep better than infants exclusively breastfed until six months of age, according to a new analysis of clinical trial data. The World ...

Formula-fed babies given solid food early were more likely to be obese. Feb. 7, 2011— -- Starting formula-fed babies on solid food too early may increase their risk of becoming obese by the time ...

Table 1 presents demographic information and other sample characteristics by maternal race/ethnicity. White mothers (median age 30 years) were older than mothers of other ethnicities (median age of ...