[Milk in the diet of children between 7 and 24 months of age]. / Mleko w diecie dzieci miedzy 7 a 24 miesiacem zycia.

THE AIM OF THIS STUDY: was to estimate what kind of milk is administrated to children between 7-23 months of age in Poland. MATERIAL AND METHODS: the study included 1390 children 13-36 months of age, from 4 different regions in Poland. Data were obtained on the basis of questionnaires filled in by mothers visiting the outpatient clinic. RESULTS: 16.7% of studied population were fed with human milk (9.l% only with human milk, 7.6% received both human milk and formula); 0.03% were fed with cow milk. Regional differences were observed. In the second year of life, 11.44% children were still given human milk, 60.3% -formula and 28.6% - cow milk. CONCLUSIONS: in Poland, only small percentage of children, older than 6 months, are still breastfed. Considering WHO recommendations, that children should be given human milk till 2nd year of age, breastfeeding recommendations are still to be promoted in our country.