Complementary Feeding: Review of Recommendations, Feeding Practices and Adequacy of Homemade Complementary Food Preparations in Developing Countries – lessons from Ethiopia
Breastfeeding provides the ideal food during the first 6 months of life. Complementary feeding is the process starting when breast milk alone is no longer sufficient, the target age being between 6 to 23 months. The gap between nutritional requirement and amount obtained from breast milk increases w...
Main Authors: | Motuma A Abeshu, Azeb Lelisa, Bekesho Geleta |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2016-10-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Nutrition |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnut.2016.00041/full |
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