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Requested meals versus scheduled meals.

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  • 1Preventive Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Paediatrics, Università di Firenze, Florence, Italy.

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Infants fed on request, not on schedule, experienced lower blood glucose and reduced diarrhea. This suggests a shift towards infant-led feeding is beneficial for health and development.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Nutrition
  • Metabolic Health
  • Gastroenterology

Background:

  • Scheduled meals are often assumed equivalent to infant-requested meals.
  • In adults, meal timing impacts blood glucose and energy intake, particularly in overweight individuals.
  • Infant feeding practices require investigation regarding their impact on health outcomes.

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  • To investigate the validity of the null hypothesis comparing scheduled versus requested meals in 2-year-old infants.
  • To assess the impact of a trained "recognizing request" meal pattern on infant health.
  • To determine if infant feeding practices influence blood glucose levels and diarrhea.

Main Methods:

  • A "recognizing request" meal pattern was trained in 70 mother-infant pairs, validating requests via blood glucose measurements.
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  • Preprandial blood glucose, energy intake, and diarrhea days were monitored using food diaries and laboratory tests.
  • Outcomes were compared between the trained group and 73 control infants receiving scheduled meals over 4 months.

    • Main Results:

    • The trained group showed a significant decrease in mean blood glucose (86.9 to 76.4 mg/dL) and reduced energy intake and diarrhea days.
    • Infants with higher initial blood glucose levels (>81.2 mg/dL) demonstrated the most significant improvements after training.
    • Control infants on scheduled meals did not show comparable health improvements.

    Conclusions:

    • Infant-requested meals are linked to lower preprandial blood glucose, reduced energy intake, and diarrhea recovery.
    • Scheduled meals correlate with higher blood glucose, increased energy intake, and persistent diarrhea.
    • Findings suggest transitioning from scheduled to requested meals early in life, including the neonatal period, is advisable.