Polish Infants and Toddler Nutritional Study

Launched by FUNDACJA NUTRICIA · May 13, 2024

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Background:

Correct nutrition is one of the most important factors for the optimal psychosomatic development of the child. Both short- and long-term observations emphasise the importance of nutritional factors in the childs development already in the foetal period and in the first two years of life (the idea of the first 1,000 days of life). Research shows that the components of the model of safe child nutrition, such as exclusive breastfeeding of the child in the first six months of life, breastfeeding and skilful expansion of the diet in the second six months of life and appropriate nutr...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • healthy children aged 5 months to 72 months born at term
• • polish nationality
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Presence of chronic diseases affecting nutritional status (metabolic diseases - e.g. diabetes, phenylketonuria, cystic fibrosis; diseases of the digestive system - e.g. coeliac disease, Crohn\'s disease; kidney disease, liver disease or other disorders affecting the absorption of nutrients)
• • Use of elimination diets for medical reasons (e.g. food allergy)
• • Developmental disorders that may affect nutrition (e.g. genetic diseases, prematurity)
• • Acute infectious disease or other illness requiring hospital treatment within 3 months prior to the start of the study
• • Condition after a prolonged hospital stay (\>10 days) within 6 months prior to the study
• • Surgical procedures performed in the last 3 months that could affect nutritional status