One third of families who relied on formula to feed their babies during the COVID-19 pandemic were forced by severe infant formula shortages to resort to suboptimal feeding practices that can harm ...

I had a conversation with a young mom who was surprised to hear some of the new guidelines for feeding infants in the current Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025 (dietaryguidelines.gov). The ...

Breastfeeding represents optimal nutrition for infants. Human milk contains essential nutrients with additional antibodies, hormones, and bioactive compounds which is crucial for the developing immune ...

A UC Davis survey found that nearly half of parents resorted to unsafe feeding methods during the infant formula shortage. Nearly half of parents who relied on formula to feed their babies during the ...

In celebration of National Nutrition Month, we are looking at the benefits of good nutrition throughout the lifecycle. We will start with infant nutrition. The standard of good nutrition for a healthy ...

Proper infant nutrition is crucial for growth and health during the early years. While breastfeeding is recommended, formula ...

Complementary feeding is the introduction of foods to an infant’s diet in addition to human milk or formula. The period when complementary food is introduced marks the transition of the infant from a ...

Recent infant formula recalls linked to cereulide and botulism expose supply‑chain, testing and marketing gaps in global ...

In 2013, a scientist at Abbott Laboratories saw study results with potentially big implications for the company’s profits and the lives of some of the world’s most fragile people: preterm infants. The ...