Implications of exclusive breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices on gastrointestinal health and antibiotic exposure: A questionnaire-based assessment

• Main Authors: Vidya Rajesh (Author), Asha Hegde (Author), Vignesh Shetty (Author), Meenakshi Garg (Author), Asha Kamath (Author), Mamatha Ballal (Author), Ankur Mutreja (Author), Vijay Kumar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2023-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Infancy is a very crucial phase of comprehensive development. Optimum nutrition has the potential to boost immunity and decrease disease susceptibility. Our hypothesis is that exclusive breastfeeding and homebased complementary feeding improves gastrointestinal health and reduces antibio...