Official websites use. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. Correspondence: sophie. The consumption of sugar, salt, and fat in infancy may influence later health. The objective of this study was to describe the frequency of use of added sugar, salt, and fat during the complementary feeding period and the associated infant caregiving practices.
Associations between the SU of each added ingredient with infant feeding and caregiving practices were studied with multivariable linear regressions adjusted for familial characteristics. Breastfeeding mothers were more prone to add sugar, salt, and fat than non-breastfeeding mothers. CFI before four months was positively associated with the SU of added sugar and salt and negatively associated with the SU of added fat.
The use of commercial baby food was negatively related to the SU of added salt and fat. The use of these added ingredients was mainly related to breastfeeding, age at CFI, and use of commercial food, and it was independent of the household socioeconomic characteristics.
Keywords: complementary feeding, breastfeeding, ELFE cohort, sugar, salt, fat, infant caregiving practices, infant feeding practices. Current European and French guidelines recommend that complementary foods should be introduced between four and six months old [ 1 , 2 ], while the World Health Organization WHO recommends their introduction at six months old [ 3 , 4 ].
More specifically, in this cohort, Brion et al. High BP in adults is a major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases and is positively related to high salt intake [ 11 , 12 ]. Furthermore, reducing salt intake decreases arterial BP in children as in adults, as well as in the primary and secondary prevention of hypertension [ 12 , 13 , 14 ].
