Infant Serum and Maternal Milk Vitamin B-12 Are Positively Correlated in Kenyan Infant-Mother Dyads at 1–6 Months Postpartum, Irrespective of Infant Feeding Practice(1–3)

BACKGROUND: Vitamin B-12 is an essential nutrient required for many functions including DNA synthesis, erythropoiesis, and brain development. If maternal milk vitamin B-12 concentrations are low, infants may face elevated risks of deficiency when exclusively breastfed. OBJECTIVE: We evaluated cross-...

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Autores principales: Williams, Anne M, Stewart, Christine P, Shahab-Ferdows, Setareh, Hampel, Daniela, Kiprotich, Marion, Achando, Beryl, Lin, Audrie, Null, Clair A, Allen, Lindsay H, Chantry, Caroline J
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2018
Materias:
Nutrient Requirements and Optimal Nutrition
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5955065/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29378045
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jn/nxx009

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5955065/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29378045
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jn/nxx009

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