Adherence to Introduction of Iron-Rich Solid Foods Recommendations for Infants: An Analysis of Canadian Community Health Survey Data Using Cycles 2015–2018
Most infants in Canada are introduced to an iron-rich solid food first at about 6 mo of age, indicating partial adherence to the NHTI guidelines. More efforts are needed to reinforce the importance of introducing iron-rich solid foods first in the diet of the breastfed infant at about 6 mo of age.
Authors
- Lidia Loukine
- Jesse Bertinato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1961-6388)
- Marcia Cooper
- Jennifer McCrea
- Hope Alberta Weiler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-6753-9364)
- Huma Rana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8749-3618)
- Yvette Bonvalot
- Kathryn E. Hopperton
- Carley Nicholson
- Shawn Brule
Institutions
- Health Canada (CA)
- Statistics Canada (CA)
- Public Health Agency of Canada (CA)
- Canadian Nutrition Society (CA)
- Institute of Population and Public Health (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Nutrition
- Published
- 2024-12-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tjnut.2024.12.026
- Primary Topic
- Iron Metabolism and Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00