title: Feeding practices and nutritional status of Mexican children affiliated to the Medical Insurance for a New Generation.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To identify feeding practices and nutritional status in children affiliated to the Medical Insurance for a New Generation (SMNG).
  
  
  METHODS
  An in-home survey addressed to mothers which included anthropometric measures of children; performed in March and April 2009 in Mexican States.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The prevalence of any form of breastfeeding was (months) 6-11: 67.9%; 12-17: 43.6%; 18-23: 26.4%; >23: 16.7%; with higher figures in rural children. BF duration was eight months. Continued breastfeeding at 1 year of age was 43%. At 1 year of age, almost all children consumed fruits, vegetables, cereals and legumes; however, 13.5%-20.3% did not consume foods of animal origin, but ~84% and ~60% consumed fried and sweet foods and soft drinks. Nutrisano (a food supplement) was consumed by just 2/3 of the Oportunidades Children. Stunting and overweight were the predominant alterations of nutritional status.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Improving the nutritional status of children affiliated to the SMNG requires promotion of appropriate healthy dietary practices and the surveillance of infant growth.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez, México, DF, México. floreshuertamd@gmail.com
authors.forename: Samuel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Flores-Huerta
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Klünder-Klünder
authors.forename: Onofre
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Muñoz-Hernández
mesh_terms: D001942:Breast Feeding / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007348:Insurance, Health; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico; D009752:Nutritional Status; D019472:Universal Health Insurance