Nutritional statements adopted by the National Health and Medical Research Council at its Ninety-seventh Session (June 1984)
1984
Nutrition position statements recently adopted by Australia's Health and Medical Research Council are identified and discussed. These include the recommended use of complementary feeding in new-born nurseries; nutrition education needs of Australians; recommended dietary allowances for Australians; guidelines for implementing the WHO code on breastmilk substitutes; and breast feeding promotion guidelines. The breast feeding guidelines include public education, prenatal care, hospital practices, post-hospital discharge recommendations, health professional education; and 18 specific guidelines for the health care sector to implement the WHO code on marketing of breastmilk substitutes. (wz)
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