Search research articles

ABOUT JoVE

Overview Leadership Blog JoVE Help Center

AUTHORS

Publishing Process Editorial Board Scope & Policies Peer Review FAQ Submit

LIBRARIANS

Testimonials Subscriptions Access Resources Library Advisory Board FAQ

RESEARCH

JoVE Journal Methods Collections JoVE Encyclopedia of Experiments Archive

EDUCATION

JoVE Core JoVE Business JoVE Science Education JoVE Lab Manual Faculty Resource Center Faculty Site

Terms & Conditions of Use

Related Concept Videos

Optimal Foraging

Optimal Foraging

How animals obtain and eat their food is called foraging behavior. Foraging can include searching for plants and hunting for prey and depends on the species and environment.

Healthcare Associated Infections II: Preventive Measures

Healthcare Associated Infections II: Preventive Measures

Essential infection prevention measures are based on the knowledge of the infection chain, the modes of transmission in healthcare settings, and the use of the best practices in all healthcare settings. Compulsory public reporting of healthcare-associated infection rates is needed to allow individuals and the community to make informed choices regarding selecting a healthcare facility.
The best practices for preventing healthcare-associated infections include hand hygiene, patient risk...

Enteral Nutrition I: Orogastric and Nasogastric Feeding

Enteral Nutrition I: Orogastric and Nasogastric Feeding

Enteral nutrition delivers nutrients directly to the stomach or small intestine through a tube. This method is appropriate for patients who cannot eat but still have a functioning digestive system. It is also beneficial for individuals with swallowing difficulties, anorexia, malabsorption, or those who have undergone gastrointestinal (GI) surgery.
Orogastric (OG) and nasogastric (NG) feeding are two standard methods used for enteral nutrition. Enteral nutrition is often preferred over...

Enteral Nutrition II: Nasointestinal and Gastrostomy Feeding

Enteral Nutrition II: Nasointestinal and Gastrostomy Feeding

Enteral nutrition encompasses various methods of delivering nutrition directly to the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, bypassing traditional oral intake. It is particularly beneficial for patients who cannot eat by mouth but have a functioning digestive system. Key methods include nasointestinal feeding, gastrostomy, and jejunostomy, each suited to different clinical scenarios based on the patient's needs and condition.
Nasointestinal Feeding
Nasointestinal feeding involves placing a tube through...

Parentral Nutrition: Centeral and Peripheral Parental Nutrition

Parentral Nutrition: Centeral and Peripheral Parental Nutrition

Parenteral Nutrition (PN) delivers essential nutrients directly into the bloodstream, bypassing the digestive system. It is commonly used for individuals with severe digestive disorders or conditions that prevent normal nutrient absorption.
PN can be administered through two primary routes:
1. Central Parenteral Nutrition (CPN):
CPN involves delivering a high concentration of nutrients through a large vein. This is typically achieved using a Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) or,...

Sources of Food Contamination

Sources of Food Contamination

Contamination of food by microbial agents and natural toxins poses significant risks to public health. These hazards can be introduced at various points across the food supply chain, ranging from environmental sources to processing and storage stages. Understanding these contamination pathways is critical for developing strategies to ensure food safety.Seafood is particularly vulnerable to contamination through both environmental exposure and microbial colonization. Toxins from harmful algal...

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by

Same author

School feeding programs for improving the physical and psychological health of school children experiencing socioeconomic disadvantage.

The Cochrane database of systematic reviews·2025

Same author

Emergency Preparedness and Factors Influencing Decision-Making in a Sample of Public K-12 Schools During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mixed Methods Study.

Disaster medicine and public health preparedness·2025

Same author

Challenges With School Meal Provisions in K-12 Public Schools: Findings From the National School COVID-19 Prevention Study.

The Journal of school nursing : the official publication of the National Association of School Nurses·2024

Same author

A longitudinal analysis of COVID-19 prevention strategies implemented among US K-12 public schools during the 2021-2022 school year.

Annals of epidemiology·2024

Same author

First foods in a packaged world: Results from the COMMIT consortium to protect young child diets in Southeast Asia.

Maternal & child nutrition·2023

Same author

Benchmarking the nutrient composition and labelling practices of dry or instant cereals for older infants and young children across seven Southeast Asian countries.

Maternal & child nutrition·2023

Search research articles

Related Experiment Video

Updated: Jun 21, 2026

Laboratory Estimation of Net Trophic Transfer Efficiencies of PCB Congeners to Lake Trout (Salvelinus namaycush) from Its Prey

Laboratory Estimation of Net Trophic Transfer Efficiencies of PCB Congeners to Lake Trout (Salvelinus namaycush) from Its Prey

Published on: August 29, 2014

Complementary feeding practices: Current global and regional estimates.

Jessica M White¹, France Bégin¹, Richard Kumapley²

¹Nutrition Section, Programme Division, UNICEF, New York, New York, USA.

Maternal & Child Nutrition

|October 17, 2017

Summary

Complementary feeding practices are suboptimal globally, with low rates of dietary diversity and continued breastfeeding. Improving infant and young child feeding is crucial for nutrition and development.

Keywords:

animal source foods complementary feeding complementary foods dietary diversity infant and young child feeding introduction to solid, semisolid or soft foods

More Related Videos

High-fat Feeding Paradigm for Larval Zebrafish: Feeding, Live Imaging, and Quantification of Food Intake

High-fat Feeding Paradigm for Larval Zebrafish: Feeding, Live Imaging, and Quantification of Food Intake

Published on: October 27, 2016

Assessing Mineral Availability in Fish Feeds using Complementary Methods Demonstrated with the Example of Zinc in Atlantic Salmon

Assessing Mineral Availability in Fish Feeds using Complementary Methods Demonstrated with the Example of Zinc in Atlantic Salmon

Published on: October 29, 2021

Related Experiment Videos

Last Updated: Jun 21, 2026

Laboratory Estimation of Net Trophic Transfer Efficiencies of PCB Congeners to Lake Trout (Salvelinus namaycush) from Its Prey

Laboratory Estimation of Net Trophic Transfer Efficiencies of PCB Congeners to Lake Trout (Salvelinus namaycush) from Its Prey

Published on: August 29, 2014

High-fat Feeding Paradigm for Larval Zebrafish: Feeding, Live Imaging, and Quantification of Food Intake

High-fat Feeding Paradigm for Larval Zebrafish: Feeding, Live Imaging, and Quantification of Food Intake

Published on: October 27, 2016

Assessing Mineral Availability in Fish Feeds using Complementary Methods Demonstrated with the Example of Zinc in Atlantic Salmon

Assessing Mineral Availability in Fish Feeds using Complementary Methods Demonstrated with the Example of Zinc in Atlantic Salmon

Published on: October 29, 2021

Area of Science:

Child Nutrition
Global Public Health
Infant Feeding Practices

Background:

Poor complementary feeding practices threaten child health and nutrition globally.
Interventions are critical to reduce malnutrition, requiring data on feeding behaviors.
Recent availability of data allows for global assessment of complementary feeding.

Purpose of the Study:

To report on the global and regional situation of complementary feeding using UNICEF data.
To highlight the status of core indicators for the complementary feeding period.

Main Methods:

Utilized data from the UNICEF global database.
Analyzed global and regional complementary feeding indicators.

Main Results:

Global continued breastfeeding drops significantly from 1 to 2 years of age.
Many infants start solids too early, while some older infants do not consume solids.
A concerningly low percentage of children (28.2%) aged 6-23 months receive a minimally diverse diet.

Conclusions:

Complementary feeding practices are suboptimal globally, even in affluent households, indicating cultural and knowledge barriers.
Urgent efforts are needed to improve children's diets for survival, growth, and development.
Regular government reporting on infant and young child feeding indicators is essential.