UPDATED EUROPEAN RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE INTRODUCTION OF COMPLEMENTARY FOOD IN CHILDREN – SUBJECT FOR THOUGHT

The article presents updated recommendations of the European Society of Pediatric Gastroenterologists, Hepatologists and Nutritionists, which discuss period, content and methods of complementary food in healthy full-term European children. The main positions on the period of introduction of various complementary food, including the main allergen-containing foods (gluten, egg, fish, cow’s milk, etc.) are presented. We discuss the main conclusions of international studies on the introduction of complementary foods and its association with the development of allergic diseases. Updated recommendations, regarding period of introduction of gluten in infants and risk of developing celiac disease in childhood, are presented. Different methods of feeding are compared.