Their life nutrition is around the first thousand days and we say that the first day of those first thousand days is the day before conception. And there are a few key things that can be done quite simply and easily in many cases which can have a profound effect on the long-term health of children.
The first one is if you're thinking I'm having a child, look at your own health to begin with and consider most importantly your body weight. So you maybe need to leave a few kilos, then you're not eating for two. Once you're pregnant appropriate weight gain during pregnancy is very important.
Breastfeeding is still key in Australia in the 21st century. Exclusive breastfeeding to around six months is recommended and is very important but then equally continue to breastfeed a little bit if you can. For a longer period of time health benefits to both the mother and the child and they've introduced in solids.
Two key messages: They're introduced solids around six months of age, but also make sure that the solids that are introduced in the first year of life, but not before four months, contains some of the potentially allergenic foods. That's new information, new guidelines. So make sure your infant is getting those eggs, dairy, seafood, peanut, butter etc. in the first year of life.
And if parents can follow a few of those steps or all those steps, it can have profound outcomes in terms of the health of their children, in terms overweight, and obesity type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and many other important anchor.
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