Prevalence of premastication among children aged 6–36 months and its association with health: A cross‐sectional study in eight cities of China

Premastication is thought to be an adaptive behavior in the introduction of complementary plant‐bassed food to infants. It arouses controversy, however, because of the potential for transmitting saliva‐born infectious diseases. The aim of this study was to explore whether premastication by healthy caregivers was associated with children's health and behavior. The data were collected as part of the Maternal and Infant Nutrition and Growth study....