Commercial complementary food use amongst European infants and children: results from the EU Childhood Obesity Project.
Melissa Ann TheurichMarta Zaragoza-JordanaVerónica LuqueDariusz GruszfeldKinga GradowskaAnnick XhonneuxEnrica RivaElvira VerduciPascale PonceletLouiza DamianidiBerthold V KoletzkoChristine PrellPublished in: European journal of nutrition (2019)
CCF comprised a substantial part of the diets of this cohort of European infants and young children. The proportion of infants being fed sweetened CCF is concerning. More studies on the quality of commercial complementary foods in Europe are warranted, including market surveys on the saturation of the Western European market with sweetened CCF products.