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Health effects of infant feeding: Information for parents in leaflets and magazines in five European countries
Parents' decisions about whether to breastfeed their infant, and when to introduce complementary foods, are important public health issues. Breastfeeding has beneficial health effects and is widely promoted. Leaflets and magazine articles on infant feeding were collected in 2005, in five European countries (England, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Spain), and screened for statements that link feeding behaviours to infant health outcomes. A total of 127 leaflets contained 512 statements (0.38/published page). Magazines contained approximately 1 article/month. Health outcomes were more intensively covered in England and Germany. Most statements referred to short term health implications. Lack of scientific agreement may underlie lack of cover of longer term health effects. Scope may exist to promote improved infant feeding practices by increasing the quantity and specificity of messages about health effects. Further research is required to evaluate the impact of alternative means of providing information on infant feeding practices
Az anyatejes táplálás hosszú távú hatásainak megjelenése a csecsemőtáplálási irányelvekben Magyarországon = Programming effect of breast-feeding in infant nutrition policy documents in Hungary
CĂ©l: A csecsemĹ‘táplálással foglalkozĂł irányelvek összegyűjtĂ©se Magyarországon Ă©s összehasonlĂtásuk másik nĂ©gy eurĂłpai ország (Anglia, Finnország, NĂ©metország Ă©s Spanyolország) hasonlĂł dokumentumaival. A szerzĹ‘k arra a kĂ©rdĂ©sre kerestĂ©k a választ, hogy milyen mĂłdon jelenik meg a táplálási programozĂłdás jelensĂ©ge a dokumentumokban. MĂłdszer: Egy erre a cĂ©lra kidolgozott egysĂ©ges keresĂ©si Ă©s kĂłdolási rendszer segĂtsĂ©gĂ©vel a szerzĹ‘k megkerestĂ©k Ă©s elemeztĂ©k a csecsemĹ‘táplálással foglalkozĂł dokumentumokat a vizsgált öt eurĂłpai országban. A keresĂ©s összesen 26 dokumentumot eredmĂ©nyezett: Angliában nĂ©gyet, Finnországban kettĹ‘t, NĂ©metországban kilencet, Magyarországon hatot Ă©s Spanyolországban ötöt. A dokumentumokban 203 olyan megállapĂtást találtak, amelynek idĂ©zhetĹ‘ hivatkozása volt. A megállapĂtások a szoptatás elĹ‘nyeire (24%), a fertĹ‘zĂ©sek elleni vĂ©dĹ‘ szerepĂ©re (32%) Ă©s olyan hosszĂş távĂş hatásaira, mint a diabetes (31%) Ă©s az allergia (12%) megelĹ‘zĂ©se vonatkoztak. A magyar dokumentumokban a legtöbb megállapĂtás az anyatejes táplálás fertĹ‘zĂ©sekkel szembeni vĂ©dĹ‘ szerepĂ©re (n = 8), valamint a hosszĂş távĂş vĂ©dĹ‘hatásokra (n = 13) vonatkozott. Az egyes országok között jelentĹ‘s kĂĽlönbsĂ©geket találtak a pozitĂv hatás tartamának Ă©s jellegĂ©nek megĂtĂ©lĂ©sĂ©ben. KövetkeztetĂ©s: A csecsemĹ‘táplálással foglalkozĂł nemzeti dokumentumok az összehasonlĂtott öt eurĂłpai országban jelentĹ‘sen eltĂ©rtek terjedelmĂĽkben Ă©s a csecsemĹ‘táplálás hosszĂş távĂş hatásainak leĂrásában egyaránt. A dokumentumok többsĂ©gĂ©bĹ‘l hiányzott a korai táplálási programozĂłdás jelensĂ©gĂ©nek a bizonyĂtĂ©kokon alapulĂł orvoslás elveinek megfelelĹ‘ tárgyalása. Orv. Hetil., 2011, 152, 1641–1647.
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Aims: To identify and describe infant feeding policy documents in Hungary and compare them to the documents of other four European countries (England, Finland, Germany and Spain). The question was also addressed how the phenomenon of nutritional programming was represented in the documents. Subjects: Policy documents on infant feeding were identified and analyzed in the five European countries by using uniform methods for searching and coding. Results: Twenty-six documents were identified: 4 in England, 2 in Finland, 9 in Germany, 6 in Hungary and 5 in Spain. Altogether 203 statements linked to references were identified: benefits of breast-feeding in general (24%), protection against infections (32%), long-term advantages like the prevention of diabetes (31%) or allergy (12%). Considerable variations were found within and between countries in the evaluation of the duration and character of the positive effects. The majority of the statements in the Hungarian documents referred either to the role of breast-feeding in infection protection (n = 8), or to long-term protective effects (n = 13). Conclusion: Policy documents in the study countries varied both in their extent and in the description of the long-term effects of infant nutrition. Majority of the documents failed to contain evidence based discussion of the phenomenon of early nutritional programming. Orv. Hetil., 2011, 152, 1641–1647
Health effects of infant feeding: Information for parents in leaflets and magazines in five European countries
Parents' decisions about whether to breastfeed their infant, and when to introduce complementary foods, are important public health issues. Breastfeeding has beneficial health effects and is widely promoted. Leaflets and magazine articles on infant feeding were collected in 2005, in five European countries (England, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Spain), and screened for statements that link feeding behaviours to infant health outcomes. A total of 127 leaflets contained 512 statements (0.38/published page). Magazines contained approximately 1 article/month. Health outcomes were more intensively covered in England and Germany. Most statements referred to short term health implications. Lack of scientific agreement may underlie lack of cover of longer term health effects. Scope may exist to promote improved infant feeding practices by increasing the quantity and specificity of messages about health effects. Further research is required to evaluate the impact of alternative means of providing information on infant feeding practices