Diet and Nutrition Survey of Infants and Young Children in Scotland, 2011

References and endnotes

1. Details of the Diet and Nutrition Survey of Infants and Young Children UK report are available online: http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/index.htm

2. Includes children aged up to 17 months and 28-31 days.

3. 'Improving Maternal and Infant Nutrition: A Framework for Action' Scottish Government 2011. Available online: http://www.scotland.gov.uke4f91180-3a47-4a4e-9c3a-aa659cbcfc08

4. Healthy Start is a Government scheme set up to offer a nutritional safety net for pregnant women, new mothers and children under 4 years of age in very low income families, and encourage them to eat a healthier diet. The scheme provides vouchers to put towards the cost of milk, fruit and vegetables or infant formula, and coupons for free Healthy Start vitamin supplements, (see Annexe A of the main UK report for more details).

5. Respondents completing three or four diary days were considered fully productive.

6. http://www.who.int/nutrition/topics/complementary_feeding/en/index.html

7. Report of Health and Social Subjects 41 Dietary Reference Values (DRV's) for Food Energy and Nutrients for the UK. Report on the Panel on DRV's of the Committee on Medical Aspects of Food Policy (COMA) 1991. The Stationery Office. London

8. The key recommendations for making and storing powdered infant formula are:

• Feeds should be made up with boiled water that has been allowed to cool to no less than 70^oC. Thus the feed should be made within 30 minutes after the water has boiled.
• When making the feed the boiled water should be added to the bottle first, followed by the correct amount of powdered formula.
• Once the feed is prepared it should be cooled as quickly as possible to feeding temperature.
• Ideally, powdered formula should be made up fresh for each feed rather than being stored. Although not ideal, feeds can be made up and stored below 5°C for a maximum of 24 hours.
• If mothers need to feed their infant when away from home they should make up fresh feeds as they need them, following the recommendations above.
• It is suggested that mothers may consider carrying a flask of just boiled water with them when away from the home. Alternatively, mothers could use a liquid ready-to-feed formula when away from home

NHS Health Scotland 'Formula Feeding: How to feed your baby safely 2011.
http://www.healthscotland.com/documents/5523.aspx

9. NHS Health Scotland Drinks for babies and young children 2012. Available online:
http://www.healthscotland.com/documents/5064.aspx

10. Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment. 1996. Statement on Phytoestrogens. http://cot.food.gov.uk/pdfs/cotstatementphyto96.pdf

11. Complementary foods/feeding: the period where infants make the gradual transition from liquid foods to eating solid and family foods.

12. NHS Health Scotland, Fun First Foods. 2012.
http://www.healthscotland.com/documents/4276.aspx

13. Department of Health. 1994. Weaning and the weaning diet. Report on health and social subjects, 45. HMSO, London.

14. NHS Health Scotland, Oral Health and Nutrition Guidance for Professionals, 2012. Available online:
http://www.healthscotland.com/documents/5885.aspx

15. Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition. Dietary Recommendations for Energy. The Stationery Office (London, 2011).

16. The Infant Feeding Survey (IFS) is a longitudinal postal survey carried out every five years, which collects information on infant feeding practices across the UK for infants aged 4 weeks to 10 months. Available online:

http://www.ic.nhs.uk/statistics-and-data-collections/health-and-lifestyles-related-surveys/infant-feeding-survey/infant-feeding-survey-2010

17. Bates B, Lennox A, Prentice A, Bates C, Swan G (2012) National Diet and Nutrition Survey; Headline results from Years 1, 2 and 3 (combined) of the Rolling Programme (2008/09- 2010/11) [Online]. Available online:
http://www.natcen.ac.uk/media/978078/ndns-y3-report_all-text-docs-combined.pdf