Alimentação infantil nos dois primeiros anos de vida: revisão integrativa da literatura

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Food in the first two years of life plays a fundamental role in the growth

and development of children. Breastfeeding is recommended to be exclusive up to six months

and supplemented up to two years of age. The introduction of food should only start at six

months and with the signs of readiness present, and it is extremely necessary that foods be

introduced following recommendations based on scientific evidence. OBJECTTVE: To

highlight the recommendations for infant feeding from 0 to 2 years of age, carried out by health

agencies and to assess parents adherence to what is recommended. METHOD: This is a

literature review, using the following guiding question: What are the guidelines for infant

feeding up to two years of age? In the development process of this methodological

contribution, the following steps were used: 1) The choice of theme and elaboration of the

guiding question; 2) Search in the scientific literature in relation to the theme; 3) Collection of

data present in primary studies; 4) Data evaluation and critical analysis and 5) Presentation

discussion and synthesis of results. RESULTS: Sixteen articles with publication period

between January 2017 and September 2022 were analyzed. CONCLUSION: Adherence to the

recommendations of health agencies regarding infant feeding up to two years of age is not being

satisfactory, showing early food introduction in children under six months and consumption of

foods not recommended in children up to 24 months.