[Inadequate feeding practices between month 4 and 6 and its association with nutritional deficit in a group of Venezuelan lactating infants].

Adequate practices in food consumption are fundamental for child health, nutrition and growth. In order to detect associations between the inadequate practice of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF), predominant and/or complimentary in the first 4 to 6 months of life, and deficiencies in growth and malnutrition, 240 lactating infants younger than 24 months were evaluated in a low income urban area in the city of Valencia, Venezuela (2006). For the practice of breastfeeding, two groups were identified: children who received EBF in that period of time, and those who did not receive it (No EBF).