Dietary Guidelines for Infants: A timely reminder

Abstract

The 1995 edition of Dietary Guidelines for Americans has recently been released. In anticipation of the heightened attention that these revised guidelines will undoubtedly receive, there is renewed discussion about the need for Dietary Guidelines for Infants. These guidelines would reinforce to parents and nutrition professionals that many diet strategies designed to promote adult health and nutrition are inappropriate for infants and children under the age of two. These guidelines, developed in 1994 by the Gerber Products Company, seek to distinguish the unique dietary needs of this vulnerable population.