Development of Food Pattern Recommendations for Infants and Toddlers 6-24 Months of Age to Support the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025.

Kathryn G DeweyTusaRebecca PannucciKellie O CasavaleTeresa A Davis Sharon M DonovanRonald E KleinmanElsie M TaverasRegan L BaileyRachel NovotnyBarbara O SchneemanJamie S Stang Janet de JesusEve E Stoody

Published in: The Journal of nutrition (2022)

It is challenging to meet all nutrient needs during these age intervals. Added sugars should be avoided for infants and toddlers <2 y of age. Further work is needed to 1) establish a reference human milk composition profile, 2) update and strengthen the DRI values for these age groups, and 3) use optimization modeling, in combination with FPM, to identify combinations of foods that meet all nutritional goals.

Keyphrases

human milk
clinical practice
low birth weight
public health
risk assessment
human health