Association between dietary diversity in complementary feeding and growth and nutritional status among children aged 0–36 months in China: a cross-sectional study
Li Hong, Yunman Liu, Qihui Shao, Yizhi Wang, Chengchen Zhang, Liya Pan, Zhuoqi Zhao, Yuyun Chen · 2026
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Li Hong and seven colleagues report a national cross-sectional study of complementary feeding and growth among children aged zero to thirty-six months in China. Their work asks whether eating a wider range of solid foods alongside milk relates to length, weight, and weight for height in very young children.
The sample held 26,266 children from thirty-three provinces, with parents answering questionnaires posted through a maternal and child health association. Greater food diversity was linked with better linear growth in every age group, while diversity was linked with lower weight for height after six months. Iron-rich foods such as liver were rarely used, and many parents favoured supplements over varied meals, so the authors call for clearer feeding guidance.
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| CREATOR | Li Hong, Yunman Liu, Qihui Shao, Yizhi Wang, Chengchen Zhang, Liya Pan, Zhuoqi Zhao, Yuyun Chen |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 26 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |