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Date: | Fri, 4 Nov 2005 07:26:41 EST |
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Dear Friends:
The recommendations include these lovely paragraphs:
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"Parent and caregiver responsibilities for children's nutrition are choosing
breast-feeding for first nutrition, maintaining it for 12 months if possible;
controlling when food can be eaten; providing a social context for eating
behavior; teaching about food and nutrition; counteracting inaccurate
information from the media and other influences; teaching other care providers about
proper food choices for children; serving as role models for healthy eating;
and promoting and participating in regular daily physical activity.
The guidelines recommend breast-feeding as the exclusive source of nutrition
for the first four to six months of life. To improve nutritional quality
after weaning, they recommend delaying introduction of 100% juice until at least
six months of age and limiting it to no more than 4 to 6 oz. per day;
responding to satiety clues and not overfeeding; introducing healthy foods and
continuing to offer them if initially refused; and avoiding foods without overall
nutritional value."
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The breastfeeding recommendations are not current; however, I am glad to see
that breastfeeding is part of the new guidelines.
warmly,
Nikki Lee RN, MS, Mother of 2, IBCLC, CCE
Maternal-Child Adjunct Faculty Union Institute and University
Film Reviews Editor, Journal of Human Lactation
www.breastfeedingalwaysbest.com
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