It is essential to provide infants and young children with proper nutrition. The vitamins and nutrients in breastmilk [3] and complementary foods [4] contribute to the development of important antibodies that reduce the rates of diarrheal disease and also promote quicker recovery from diarrheal infections.
Learn more about prevention and treatment of diarrheal disease. [5]
Links:
[1] http://www.defeatdd.org/print/6
[2] http://www.defeatdd.org/understanding-crisis/prevention-treatment/infant-young-child-feeding
[3] http://www.defeatdd.org/understanding-crisis/prevention-treatment/nutrition-feeding/breastfeeding
[4] http://www.defeatdd.org/understanding-crisis/prevention-treatment/nutrition-feeding/young-child-nutrition
[5] http://www.defeatdd.org/node/89