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TL;DR: A second nationwide survey was conducted in order to augment available data on the feeding patterns of six-month-old infants, and found that the intakes of other nutrients could be readily quantitated by the same methods.
Abstract: data on the intake of calories and iron by food classification for 4,310 six-month-old infants in a representative sample.6 It was evident from our previous study that the intakes of other nutrients could be readily quantitated by the same methods. A second nationwide survey was accordingly conducted in order to augment available data on the feeding patterns of six-month-old infants. While, in general, pediatricians in the United States have an adequate idea of the needs of growing infants, specific knowledge of their intakes can give a better frame of

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