Feeding Practice and Delivery Mode Are Determinants of Vitamin K in the Infant Gut: An Exploratory Analysis

BACKGROUND: Infants have low stores of vitamin K at birth. Dietary intake of phylloquinone (PK) differs dramatically by infant feeding practice, but the contribution of microbially produced vitamin K (menaquinones) to infant vitamin K status is not well understood. OBJECTIVES: The objective of this...

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Autores principales: Ellis, Jessie L, Wang, Mei, Fu, Xueyan, Fields, Christopher J, Donovan, Sharon M, Booth, Sarah L
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8921654/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35295713
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzac019