[Effects of characteristics of nutrition during the 1st year of life on some health indicators of young children]

Abstract

Some health and development indicators were comparably analyzed at 218 children at age up to 3 years depending on the mode of feeding during first 12 month. The research was made at two stages. The first stage was done from 1990 till 1994. This period was characterized by so call traditional approach of the feeding system. The second one took place from 1995 till 1999. This period was characterized by new approach implementation such as free breast feeding, availability of modem infant formulas (adapted breast milk substitutes), changes at feeding system resulted to postponed because starting. The result of our research stated, that new approaches implementation at first year feeding system leaded to significant decreasing of the rate of the nutritional-depended diseases during the first year. Rates of incidence of acute-respiratory diseases, food allergy, functional stomach and gut-intestinal disorders low morphological indicators were depended on the way of feeding during the first 12 month. The differences hold on up to the end of the 3-d year. The results of research stated, that optimal health and development indicators were at breast feeding infants. Positive breast feeding long term influence depended of its duration, which must be at least for 6 month.