Wenxing Gao, Weili Lin, Qiang Li, Wanning Chen, Wenjing Yin, Xinyue Zhu, Sheng Gao, Lei Liu, Wenjie Li, Dingfeng Wu, Guoqing Zhang, Ruixin Zhu, Na Jiao
Identification and validation of microbial biomarkers from cross-cohort datasets using xMarkerFinder
Nature protocols
feeding infants suboptimal diet deprives critical nutrients physical cognitive development objective study describe intake foods low nutritional value junk foods identify association growth developmental outcomes infants 18 months lowresource settings secondary analysis data ironrich complementary foods meat versus fortified cereal randomized clinical trial nutrition conducted lowresource settings four low middleincome countries democratic republic congo guatemala pakistan zambia mothers study arms received nutritional messages importance exclusive breastfeeding 6 months continued breastfeeding least 12 months study designed identify sociodemographic predictors feeding infants complementary foods low nutritional value junk foods assess associations prevalence junk food use neurodevelopment assessed bayley scales infant development ii growth 18 months 1231 infants enrolled 1062 86 completed study junk food feeding common guatemala pakistan zambia democratic republic congo 7 infants fed junk foods 6 months increased 70 12 months nonexclusive breastfeeding 6 months higher maternal body mass index years maternal paternal education higher socioeconomic status associated feeding junk food prevalence junk foods use associated adverse neurodevelopmental growth outcomes frequency consumption junk food high lowresource settings associated adverse neurodevelopment growth study period