Effectiveness of a Dietary Counseling to Prevent Early Consumption of Added Sugar and Ultra-processed Foods

"The intervention will consist of an individualized, face-to-face, 20 to 30 minute counseling session to mothers by trained health workers who will address healthy eating practices during the first two years of life. A printed, colorful and illustrated material will be used to assist mothers in appropriate food choices, mainly to avoid the introduction of sugar and ultra-processed foods. In addition, they will receive a booklet which addresses the Ten Steps of Healthy Feeding for children from Birth to Two years of life. The research team will focus on Step2: Do not give added sugar or foods with added sugar, and Step8:Do not offer ultra-processed foods as candies and soft drinks. To reinforce the intervention, mothers will receive telephone calls up to the infant reach six months."