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  • Pediatric Nutrition
  • Infant Growth and Development
  • Dietary Pattern Analysis

Background:

  • Understanding infant dietary patterns is crucial for optimizing growth and development.
  • Sociodemographic factors may influence infant feeding practices and subsequent health outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify dietary patterns in US infants at 6 and 12 months.
  • To examine sociodemographic variations in these patterns.
  • To assess the association between dietary patterns and infant growth (length and BMI z scores) from 6 to 12 months.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of a subsample from the Infant Feeding Practices Study II (2005-2007).
  • Principal component analysis of 18 food types reported by mothers at infant ages 6 and 12 months.
  • Statistical adjustment for sociodemographic variables.

Main Results:

  • Similar dietary patterns were observed at 6 and 12 months.
  • Maternal low education and non-Hispanic African American race/ethnicity were associated with a "High sugar/fat/protein" pattern.
  • "High sugar/fat/protein" and "High dairy/regular cereal" patterns at 6 months correlated with smaller length-for-age z score increases and greater BMI z score increases.
  • "Formula" pattern was linked to greater BMI z score increase; "Infant guideline solids" showed no association with growth z scores.

Conclusions:

  • Distinct infant dietary patterns exist in the US, influenced by maternal race/ethnicity and education.
  • Certain patterns, like high sugar/fat/protein and formula, may negatively impact infant BMI growth.
  • "Infant guideline solids" combined with prolonged breastfeeding represents a potentially healthy dietary approach for infants post-6 months.