Citation
Bernate Angulo, Sarah V.; Nezami, Brooke T.; Martin, Stephanie L.; Kay, Melissa C.; Richardson, Taylor N.; & Wasser, Heather (2024). Concordance in Dietary Intake among Caregivers and Infants during the Period of Complementary Feeding: A Scoping Review. Appetite, 194, 107178.Abstract
Dietary intake during infancy shapes later food preferences and is important for short- and long-term health and wellbeing. Although caregivers are thought to influence the developing food preferences of infants, children less than two years have been notably absent in existing meta-analyses on the topic. This scoping review seeks to fill this gap by using a systematic process to identify and summarize the published literature on the resemblance of caregiver and infant diet during the period of complementary feeding (6-23 months). Articles were included if they assessed intake of foods or beverages other than human milk or commercial milk formula and reported a test of association between the intake of caregivers and infants. Four electronic databases (PubMed, EMBASE, Scopus, and Global Health) were systematically searched for articles published since 2000. Thirty-three articles, representing 32 studies, were identified. The majority of studies examined infant intake of food groups/items (n = 20), seven studies examined infant dietary patterns, and six studies examined dietary diversity. Studies predominantly reported associations between diets of mothers and infants (n = 31); three studies reported associations for fathers. Most studies assessed infant diet at one timepoint (n = 26), with 12 studies combining the intakes of younger (0-11 months) and older infants (12-23 months). Food groups examined, in order of frequency, included 'non-core' foods and beverages (n = 14), vegetables (n = 13), fruits (n = 12), protein foods (n = 6), grains (n = 5), and dairy foods (n = 4). Definitions of variables for food groups and dietary patterns were highly heterogeneous, but consistent for dietary diversity. Nearly all studies (n = 31) reported significant associations between dietary intakes of caregivers and infants. Findings suggest caregiver diet may be a promising focus for interventions aiming to shape the food preferences and dietary intakes of infants.URL
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2023.107178Reference Type
Journal ArticleYear Published
2024Journal Title
AppetiteAuthor(s)
Bernate Angulo, Sarah V.Nezami, Brooke T.
Martin, Stephanie L.
Kay, Melissa C.
Richardson, Taylor N.
Wasser, Heather