In 2001 the World Health Assembly adopted the infant feeding strategy which included the recommendation for exclusive breastfeeding until 6 months of age with continued breastfeeding while complementary foods are introduced. This recommendation has been endorsed by many national authorities, professional organisations and most countries in the Asia Pacific Region. Reviews by WHO, the US Surgeon General, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services and others have documented the many benefits of breastfeeding. The introduction of solid foods before six months of age is associated with increased rates of infection, reduced breastmilk production, disruption to the microbiome and possibly obesity. If solids are introduced at around six months (by 26 weeks) there is no evidence of increases in allergic diseases.
2011 年的世界卫生大会通过了婴儿哺乳计划，建议6 个月内纯母乳喂养，之 后可以配以辅食。此项建议得到了许多国家当局、专业组织和亚洲太平洋地区 大多数国家的认可。由WHO、美国公共卫生部、美国卫生保健和质量管理 局、美国卫生和公共福利部和其他部门的审议报告指出了母乳喂养的诸多好 处。6 月龄之前喂食固体食物会增加感染几率、导致母乳的泌乳量下降、扰乱 微生物生存环境、增加肥胖的可能。如果6 月龄左右（26 周龄）添加固体食 物，则会降低过敏性疾病的发生。