Healthy infant and young child diets from sustainable first-food systems

母乳喂养、母乳和其他在婴儿期和幼儿期消费的第一批食物目前在食品系统研究和政策行动中被忽视，尽管它们对确立终身饮食偏好、健康和可持续性很重要。该项目通过开发新的“第一食品系统”概念框架，描述全球、区域和国家在婴幼儿饮食方面的变化，并产生终端用户知识，以产生对早期营养的政治承诺，从而解决这一差距。这项研究将通过帮助减少与不健康的早期饮食有关的不良健康和环境危害，为澳大利亚和国际社会带来经济、社会和环境方面的好处。

Breastfeeding, breastmilk and other first foods consumed during infancy and early childhood, are currently neglected in food systems research and policy action, despite their importance to establishing life-long dietary preferences, health and sustainability. This project addresses this gap, by developing a novel 'first-food systems' conceptual framework, describing global, regional and national changes in infant and young child diets, and generating end-user knowledge to generate political commitment for early-life nutrition. This research will deliver economic, social and environmental benefits for Australia and international communities, by helping to reduce the ill-health and environmental harms linked with unhealthy early-life diets.