Clinical inquiries. When is it OK for children to start drinking fruit juice?

Autor: Mark B, Stephens, Meaghan P, Keville, Nathanael E, Hathaway, Susan K, Kendall
Rok vydání: 2009
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Zdroj: The Journal of family practice. 58(9)
ISSN: 1533-7294
Popis: Children should be at least 6 months of age and parents should provide only 100% fruit juice in a cup (not a bottle). Intake should be limited to 4 to 6 oz a day until 12 months of age. It's important to reiterate to parents that breastfeeding is the preferred source of infant nutrition for the first 6 (preferably 12) months of life. Sugar-sweetened fruit drinks have been linked to excess weight gain and obesity. Sugar-sweetened beverages provide little nutritional benefit to children and should be restricted.
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