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Volume 8 J Community Med Health Educ, an open access journal
ISSN: 2161-0711 Public Health 2018
February 26-28, 2018
PUBLIC HEALTH AND NUTRITION
3rd World Congress on
February 26-28, 2018 London, UK
IMPACT OF FOOD FORTIFICATION ON CHILD GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT DURING
COMPLEMENTARY FEEDING
David Omondi Okeyoa
aMaseno University, Kenya
There appears to be increasing evidence of the relationship between infant feeding practices and growth during infancy.
Effective complementary feeding has demonstrated observable positive effect on linear growth of a child within the first 24
months of life. It appears that improved complementary feeding is directly proportional to linear growth of a child. Fortification
of commonly used food vehicles provides opportunity for increasing nutrient intake during infancy and has potential to
improve growth and development dimensions. This review scanned through 186 articles and adopted mini-systematic review
through common search engines mainly PubMed, BioMed Central and google scholar. The result based on articles which met
the minimum selection criteria identifiedmilk, iodine, maize meal porridge and vegetable oils as recurring fortification vehicles
in the context of complementary feeding. Significant impact of fortification on linear and cognitive growth was demonstrated
across the included empirical studies. However, the review reflects outcomes that still do not demonstrate direct cause and
effect relationships and rather implied meaning.
Key Words: Food, Fortification, Child Growth, Development, Complementary feeding
Biography
David O. Okeyo is a Public Health Nutritionist and a Chief Executive Officer of Kenya Nutritionists and Dieticians Institute (KNDI) established by an Act of Parliament
No. 18, 2007. David served as a head of department of nutrition and health at Maseno University for a period of two and a half years. He has published over 30
articles in peer review journals and books in the area of disease prevention, public health and nutrition sensitive areas, both as a first author and as co-author. He
has presented a number of papers as orals and posters at International and National conferences.
David Omondi Okeyo, J Community Med Health Educ 2018, Vol 8
DOI: 10.4172/2161-0711-C1-032