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Diets of Healthy Swedish Children 4‐24 Months Old
Author(s) -
KYLBERG E.,
HOFVANDER Y.,
SJOLIN S.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1986.tb10321.x
Subject(s) - medicine , nutrient , retinol , vitamin , zoology , food intake , pediatrics , physiology , biology , ecology
. In a semi‐longitudinal investigation comprising a total of 81 infants studied at one or more of the ages 4, 9,15 and 24 months, the food intake was recorded on three consecutive days at 4 months and on seven consecutive days at 9, 15 and 24 months (40, 40, 38 and 40 infants, respectively in the four age groups). The formula‐fed 4‐month‐old infants had a markedly higher intake of all nutrients, except fat and retinol, than the breast‐fed ones. In the three oldest age groups the nutrient intake was high as compared with RDA. The protein intake was exceptionally high. Median intakes that were definitely lower than RDA were noted only for vitamin D, iron and zinc. The nutrient density changed from the age of 9 to 24 months, indicating a transition during that period from infant to adult food habits.