1. Actual weaning habits and guidelines targets: exclusive breastfeeding at 6 month (WHO guidelines for weaning)

2. UNICEF

3. First introduced food item 8 2 2 MEDICEL - Google Survey October/November 2013

4. First introduced food item MEDICEL - Google Survey October/November 2013 Fruit – France, Greece, Turkey, Albania, Egypt, Croatia, Montenegro, Italy Cereals – Malta, Spagna, Algeria Vegetables – Slovenia, Israel Legumes – Morocco, Tunisia

5. Common type of cereal used 4 MEDICEL - Google Survey October/November 2013

6. Common type of cereal used MEDICEL - Google Survey October/November 2013 Durum wheat – France, Turkey, Morocco, Egypt Rice alone or combined – Malta, Greece, Spain, Albania, Croatia, Israel, Montenegro Semolina wheat – Slovenia, Algeria, Tunisia, Italy

7. Protein source 10 1 1 2 MEDICEL - Google Survey October/November 2013

8. Protein source MEDICEL - Google Survey October/November 2013 Meat – France, Slovenia, Greece, Spain, Morocco, Tunisia, Croatia, Israel, Montenegro, Italy Milk – Malta Eggs – Turkey, Egypt Legumes – Albania Cheese – Algeria

9. Fat source 12 1 MEDICEL - Google Survey October/November 2013

10. Fat source MEDICEL - Google Survey October/November 2013 Vegetable oil – France, Slovenia, Greece, Turkey, Spain, Albania, Morocco, Egypt, Tunisia, Israel, Croatia Milk – Malta Cheese – Algeria, Montenegro

11. Month of introduction of first meal after milk MEDICEL - Google Survey October/November 2013 1 2 2 3 6

12. Month of introduction of first meal after milk MEDICEL - Google Survey October/November 2013 Month 4 – Montenegro Month 4 or 5 – Turkey, Israel Month 5 – France, Malta, Spain, Albania, Algeria, Italy Month 4 to 6 – Egypt, Tunisia, Croatia Within month 6 – Greece Month 6 – Morocco, Slovenia

13. Use of industrial packaged baby foods for weaning 7 MEDICEL - Google Survey October/November 2013 2

14. Use of industrial packaged baby foods for weaning MEDICEL - Google Survey October/November 2013 Yes – France, Malta, Slovenia, Spain, Croatia, Italy No – Greece, Morocco, Algeria,Israel Only in affluent – Turkey, Egypt Only in urban – Albania, Tunisia

15. Conclusions Weaning is a crucial topic to be discussed since optimal weaning habits still have to be achieved widely in MEDICEL countries. Individual and community campaigns should be encouraged. The experience of our web questionnaire has provided a number of interesting information, and improved the reciprocal knowledge of the culture of baby feeding.