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Area of Science:

• Pediatrics
• Nutrition Science
• Public Health

Background:

• Infant dietary intake studies often overlook liquid consumption patterns.
• Understanding liquid intake is crucial for infant health and development.
• Mexican infant feeding practices require detailed examination of liquid consumption.

Purpose of the Study:

• To document the types of liquids consumed by Mexican children under 1 year of age.
• To analyze liquid consumption based on age and breastfeeding status.
• To identify early dietary practices related to liquid intake in infants.

Main Methods:

• Analysis of infant feeding practices from the 2012 National Health and Nutrition Survey (ENSANUT-2012).
• Categorization of liquids into water, formula, fortified milk, nutritive liquids (NL), and non-nutritive liquids (non-NL).
• Examination of liquid consumption in breastfed (BF) and non-breastfed (non-BF) infants, including newborns via maternal recall.

Main Results:

• High consumption of human milk, formula (56.7%), and water (51.1%) observed in infants under 6 months.
• Non-breastfed infants showed higher consumption of non-nutritive liquids (non-NL) compared to breastfed infants.
• Over 60% of older infants (6 months to 1 year) were non-BF and consumed formula; formula was also predominant in newborns.

Conclusions:

• Non-breast milk liquids are frequently and undesirably present in the diet of Mexican infants.
• Non-nutritive liquids (non-NL) are consumed earlier than nutritive liquids (NL) in this population.
• Findings reveal inadequate early infant dietary practices regarding liquid consumption.