The Effect of Weaning with Adult Food Typical of the Mediterranean Diet on Taste Development and Eating Habits of Children: A Randomized Trial.

Autor: de Franchis R; Italian Federation of Maedical Paediatrics (FIMP), 80142 Naples, Italy., Bozza L; Italian Federation of Maedical Paediatrics (FIMP), 80142 Naples, Italy., Canale P; Italian Federation of Maedical Paediatrics (FIMP), 80142 Naples, Italy., Chiacchio M; Italian Federation of Maedical Paediatrics (FIMP), 80142 Naples, Italy., Cortese P; Italian Federation of Maedical Paediatrics (FIMP), 80142 Naples, Italy., D'Avino A; Italian Federation of Maedical Paediatrics (FIMP), 80142 Naples, Italy., De Giovanni M; Italian Federation of Maedical Paediatrics (FIMP), 80142 Naples, Italy., Iacovo MD; Italian Federation of Maedical Paediatrics (FIMP), 80142 Naples, Italy., D'Onofrio A; Italian Federation of Maedical Paediatrics (FIMP), 80142 Naples, Italy., Federico A; Italian Federation of Maedical Paediatrics (FIMP), 80142 Naples, Italy., Gasparini N; Italian Federation of Maedical Paediatrics (FIMP), 80142 Naples, Italy., Iaccarino F; Italian Federation of Maedical Paediatrics (FIMP), 80142 Naples, Italy., Romano G; Italian Federation of Maedical Paediatrics (FIMP), 80142 Naples, Italy., Spadaro R; Italian Federation of Maedical Paediatrics (FIMP), 80142 Naples, Italy., Tedesco M; Italian Federation of Maedical Paediatrics (FIMP), 80142 Naples, Italy., Vitiello G; Italian Federation of Maedical Paediatrics (FIMP), 80142 Naples, Italy., Antignani A; Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy., Auricchio S; European Laboratory for the Investigation of Food-Induced Diseases, Department of Medical Translational Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy., Valentino V; Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, 80055 Portici, Italy., De Filippis F; Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, 80055 Portici, Italy.; Task Force on Microbiome Studies, University of Naples Federico II, 80100 Naples, Italy., Ercolini D; Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, 80055 Portici, Italy.; Task Force on Microbiome Studies, University of Naples Federico II, 80100 Naples, Italy., Bruzzese D; Department of Public Health, University of Naples Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy.
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Zdroj: Nutrients [Nutrients] 2022 Jun 15; Vol. 14 (12). Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Jun 15.
DOI: 10.3390/nu14122486
Abstrakt: Mediterranean Diet (Med Diet) is one of the healthiest dietary patterns. We aimed to verify the effects of weaning (i.e., the introduction of solid foods in infants previously fed only with milk) using adult foods typical of Med Diet on children eating habits, and on the microbiota composition. A randomized controlled clinical trial on 394 healthy infants randomized in a 1:1 ratio in a Med Diet group weaned with fresh; seasonal and tasty foods of Med Diet and control group predominantly weaned with industrial baby foods. The primary end point was the percentage of children showing a good adherence to Med Diet at 36 months. Secondary end points were mother’s changes in adherence to Med Diet and differences in children gut microbiota. At 36 months, children showing a good adherence to Med Diet were 59.3% in the Med Diet group and 34.3% in the control group (p < 0.001). An increase in adherence to the Med Diet was observed in the mothers of the Med Diet group children (p < 0.001). At 4 years of age children in the Med Diet group had a higher gut microbial diversity and a higher abundance of beneficial taxa. A Mediterranean weaning with adult food may become a strategy for early nutritional education, to develop a healthy microbiota, to prevent inflammatory chronic diseases and to ameliorate eating habits in children and their families.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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