Complementary Weaning With Adult Food Typical of the Mediterranean Diet

Complementary Weaning With Adult Food Typical of the Mediterranean Diet and it Effect on Taste Development and Eating Habits of Children

A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trials was conducted to study the medium-long term impact of a complementary weaning using adult foods typical of Mediterranean Diets (MD) on children taste development and eating habits, and on the microbiota composition.

Main objectives were to assess the effect of such weaning scheme on:

1. medium-long term adherence of the children to the MD (Primary aim).
2. familial eating habits to verify how many changes may come from an early education of the kid toward a Mediterranean eating style
3. the BMI of the children
4. gut microbiota composition

Inclusion Criteria:

• Infants, either breast fed or formula fed between 4 and 6 months of age
• Informed consent from at least one parent

Exclusion Criteria:

• Infants either with associated comorbidities or with low birth weight