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Can salt be given to babies below 1 yr old? Please suggest when is the right time to include in diet
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No salt till one year of age and no sugar till two years of age. Introduce salt after one year of age and that to only pinch of salt.
You can include little bit of hing, jeera powder and haldi below one year of age
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Dr. Rahul Raosaheb Raut
Pediatrician
8 yrs exp
Beed
Avoid added salt .. below 1 yr
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Dr. Vinit M Mehta
Pediatrician
8 yrs exp
Vadodara
Whatever salt required for cooking should be used
Avoid added salt to food
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Dr. Alpana Meena
Pediatrician
8 yrs exp
Sawai Madhopur
Can add pinch of salt in any food
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