Feeding Practices and Weaning Patterns of Lebanese Infants

abrupt weaning advice Age of onset Armenians boiled bottle bottle-feeding bread breast breast-feeding breast-milk cause cent cereals chicken child commonly completely breast-fed completely weaned considered consumed continued cooked devices diet dietary different age periods duration early eggs eighteen months emotional especially Ethnic group factors fava beans feeding Female Male Female followed four frequency fried fruit juices given gradual green health workers higher highest frequency importance incidence included indicates infant feeding infants instances introduced lactation late least less low-income group lowest Male Female Male males and females Maronites maternal meals measures meat milk months of age mothers nine nipple nurse nuts observed partial weaning patterns percentage population practices preparation problems range relatives result schedule seven six months soft drinks soup started stewed stuffed substitute suckling Sunni Table taken three groups three months twelve months Type usually varieties vegetables week Western whole