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

References and endnotes

1. Exclusive breastfeeding: the infant only receives breast milk without any additional food or drink, not even water.

2. World Health Organization. The optimal duration of exclusive breastfeeding: Report on an expert consultation. Geneva (2001)

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

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

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

6. Better Health, Better Care. Scottish Government, 2007. Available online: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2007/12/11103453/0

7. Getting it Right for Every Child. Scottish Government, 2007. Available online: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2007/01/22142141/4

8. NHS Scotland Quality Strategy - putting people at the heart of our NHS. Scottish Government, 2010. Available online: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2010/05/10102307/0

9. The National Diet and Nutrition Survey (NDNS) is a UK survey of the food consumption, nutrient intakes and nutritional status of people aged 1.5 years and older living in private households. The NDNS in currently structured as a 'rolling programme' of continuous fieldwork. Headline results are published annually: http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsStatistics/DH_128166

10. Gregory J, Collins DL, Davies PSW, Hughes and Clarke PC. National Diet and Nutrition Survey: Children aged 1½ to 4½ years. Volume 1: Report of the diet and nutrition survey. HMSO (London: 1995)

11. Mills A. and Tyler H. Food and Nutrient intakes of British infants Aged 6-12 months 1992. The Stationery Office

12. 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

13. Previously called the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen)

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

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

16. 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).