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Epifane: Infant Feeding and Nutritional StatusFeeding is an important factor in an infant’s healthy motor and cognitive development and is crucial for their future health. From birth, the period of exclusive breastfeeding, followed by the introduction of other foods to achieve a diet diversified to meet the nutritional needs of young children, appears to be linked to the risk of infections, allergies, and certain chronic diseases such as diabetes. The importance of nutrition in early childhood was emphasized in the recommendations issued in France as part of the National Nutrition and Health Program (PNNS). Currently, little data exists on compliance with these recommendations and the nutritional status of infants. The need for public health assessment, combined with the lack of data, has led to the monitoring of the diets of children under one year of age being considered a priority. [...]