Complementary feeding: Preventing Nutritional Gaps
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Food fortified with vitamin A,
iodine, iron and zinc
Timely introduction to complementary foods at 6 months
Introduce one food at a time to help detect potential allergy and intolerance
Nutrientrich food
Avoid under/over-feeding
Foods safe for the infant and stored in good hygienic conditions
Complementary Feeding: Preventing Nutritional Gaps
It is vital to provide infants with adequate nutrition and prevent nutrition gaps during this early period
Fortification of complementary foods can help fill the nutrition gaps in infants’ diets
Infants have an extraordinary rate of growth and development
Children under 5
VITAMIN A
31.1% to
35.4%
IRON
47.4%
ZINC
73.3%( India )
THE NUTRIENT GAP
Global deficiencies
in pre-school children
Infants require more nutrient-rich food
Fe
Zn
Vitamin A
develop healthy food habits and transition
to adult foods.
Nutrient rich food
prepared in a safe and hygienic manner
that is varied in flavour and texture helps infants
to avoid malnutrition,
Pregnant women
WORLD POPULATION
Iodine
Iron
Zinc
AFolateCobolamin
Thiamine
RiboflavinNiacin
B6
CD
Calcium Selenium
Fluoride
global have micronutrient deficiencies
2 billion people
Breastfeeding alone does not provide enough nutrition from 6 months
At this stage nutrient requirements are many times higher than in adults as
per Kg body weight
SUMMARY
MOST AT RISK
Vitamin A
I
FeZn 0.46mg/day
744µg/day
600µg/day
90µg/day