Maternal dietary counseling reduces consumption of energy-dense foods among infants: a randomized controlled trial.
J Nutr Educ Behav
; 44(2): 140-7, 2012.
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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the impact of a dietary counseling in reducing the intake of energy-dense foods by infants. DESIGN: A randomized controlled trial. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: São Leopoldo, Brazil. Mothers and infants of a low-income-group population were randomized into intervention (n = 163) and received dietary counseling during 10 home visits, or control (n = 234) groups. MAIN OUTCOMES MEASURES: Child consumption of sugar-dense (SD) and lipid-dense (LD) foods at 12 to 16 months. ANALYSIS: The effect of the intervention was expressed by relative risks and 95% confidence intervals. Poisson regression analysis was used to determine the association between exclusive breastfeeding and the energy-dense foods intake. RESULTS: A smaller proportion of infants from the intervention group consumed candy, soft drinks, honey, cookies, chocolate, and salty snacks. In the intervention group, there was a reduction of 40% and 50% in the proportion of infants who consumed LD and SD foods, respectively. Being breastfed up to 6 months reduced the risk for consumption of LD and SD foods by 58% and 67%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS: Dietary counseling to mothers may be effective in reducing the consumption of energy-dense foods among infants, and it is helpful in improving early dietary habits.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Carboidratos da Dieta
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Gorduras na Dieta
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Aconselhamento
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Comportamento Alimentar
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Mães
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Nutr Educ Behav
Assunto da revista:
CIENCIAS DA NUTRICAO
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CIENCIAS DO COMPORTAMENTO
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EDUCACAO
Ano de publicação:
2012
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos