Complementary feeding refers to the introduction of foods other than human milk or formula to an infants diet. In response to a request from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Academies Health and Medicine Division convened the Committee on Complementary Feeding Interventions for Infants and Young Children under Age 2 to conduct a consensus study scoping review of peer-reviewed literature and other publicly available information on interventions addressing complementary feeding of infants and young children. The interventions studied took place in the U.S. and other high-income country health care systems; early care and education settings; university cooperative extension programs; the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC); home visiting programs; and other settings. This consensus study report summarizes evidence and provides information on interventions that could be scaled up or implemented at a community or state level.

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Front Matter Summary 1 Introduction 2 Methodological Approach 3 Considerations 4 Overview of Interventions Identified in the Scoping Review 5 Identified Informative Studies and Elements 6 Considerations for Scaling Infant and Young Child Feeding Interventions 7 Implications and Considerations for Design of Interventions to Improve Infant and Young Child Feeding Behavior in the United States Appendix A: Committee Member Biographies Appendix B: Open Session Materials Appendix C: Literature Search Strategies and Results Appendix D: Data Extraction Criteria Appendix E: Data Extraction Tables Appendix F: Scalability Assessments for Informative Studies