Development of the start healthy feeding guidelines for infants and toddlers 11The Start Healthy Feeding Guidelines for Infants and Toddlers is a collaborative project between the American Dietetic Association and Gerber Products Company. Funding provided by Gerber Products Company. The authors wish to thank the Start Healthy Expert Panel—Nancy F. Butte, PhD, MPH, RD; Kathleen Cobb, MS, RD, DC/N; Johanna Dwyer, DSc, RD; Laura Graney, MS, RD, CD, CBE; William C. Heird, MD; and Karyl Rickard, PhD…

2004; Elsevier BV; Volume: 104; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.jada.2004.01.028

ISSN

1878-3570

Autores

Susan Pac, Kathleèn McMahon, Michelle Ripple, Kathleen Reidy, Paula Ziegler, Esther F. Myers,

Tópico(s)

Breastfeeding Practices and Influences

Resumo

The American Dietetic Association (ADA) partnered with the Gerber Products Company to establish the Start Healthy Feeding Guidelines for Infants and Toddlers to provide science-based, practical dietary and feeding guidance for healthy American infants and toddlers. The purpose of this paper is to provide a comprehensive description of the process used to develop these guidelines and to summarize how an evidence-based approach is applied to synthesize, consolidate, and update nutrition guidance for feeding infants and toddlers. S. Pac is manager of Regulatory Affairs, Gerber Products Company, Parsippany, NJ; K. McMahon is president, Strategic Nutrition Solutions, Inc., Evanston, IL; M. Ripple is a nutrition consultant in San Antonio, TX; K. Reidy is director of Nutrition and Regulatory Affairs and P. Ziegler is principal scientist, Gerber Products Company, Parsippany, NJ; E. Myers is Director of Scientific Affairs and Research at the ADA in Chicago, IL.

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