Maternal Dietary Counseling Reduces Consumption of Energy-Dense Foods among Infants: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

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Department of Nutrition, Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE:

To evaluate the impact of a dietary counseling in reducing the intake of energy-dense foods by infants.

DESIGN:

A randomized controlled trial.

SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS:

S?o Leopoldo, Brazil. Mothers and infants of a low-income-group population were randomized into intervention (n = 163) and received dietary counseling during 10 home visits, or control (n = 234) groups.

MAIN OUTCOMES MEASURES:

Child consumption of sugar-dense (SD) and lipid-dense (LD) foods at 12 to 16 months.

ANALYSIS:

The effect of the intervention was expressed by relative risks and 95% confidence intervals. Poisson regression analysis was used to determine the association between exclusive breastfeeding and the energy-dense foods intake.

RESULTS:

A smaller proportion of infants from the intervention group consumed candy, soft drinks, honey, cookies, chocolate, and salty snacks. In the intervention group, there was a reduction of 40% and 50% in the proportion of infants who consumed LD and SD foods, respectively. Being breastfed up to 6 months reduced the risk for consumption of LD and SD foods by 58% and 67%, respectively.

CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS:

Dietary counseling to mothers may be effective in reducing the consumption of energy-dense foods among infants, and it is helpful in improving early dietary habits.

Copyright ? 2011 Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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