Food Consumption Patterns of Infants and Toddlers: Where Are We Now?

Compared to the 2002 FITS study, FITS 2008 shows a higher percentage of infants are being breastfed, and fewer infants are consuming infant cereal. The percentage of infants and toddlers consuming desserts or candy, sweetened beverages, and salty snacks was significantly lower in 2008; however, fruit and vegetable consumption also remains lower than desired.

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Year of publication:	2010-12-30
Authors:	Siega-Riz, Anna Maria ; Deming, Denise M. ; Reidy, Kathleen C. ; Fox, Mary Kay ; Condon, Elizabeth ; Briefel, Ronette R.
Institutions:	Mathematica Policy Research
Subject:	FITS 2008 \| Data Quality \| Food Consumption \| Nutrition

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Extent:	text/html
Series:	Mathematica Policy Research Reports.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Classification:	I0 - Health, Education, and Welfare. General ; I1 - Health
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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