Prevalence of young children fed only breast milk in low- and middle-income countries

JAMA Network Open

2024-02-12

(Press-News.org) About The Study: In this study of 276,000 children ages 6 to 23 months in 92 low- and middle-income countries, 10.4% were zero-food children (i.e., children who did not consume any animal milk, formula, or solid or semisolid food during the last 24 hours). The prevalence of zero-food children underscores the need for targeted interventions to improve infant and young child feeding practices and ensure optimal nutrition during this critical period of development. The issue is particularly urgent in West and Central Africa and India.

Authors: S. V. Subramanian, Ph.D., of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston, is the corresponding author.

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