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Showing 1 to 20 of 22 for “"Infant Nutrition"”.
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The dietary essentiality of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in infant nutrition
… are supplied in human milk. In contrast, infants fed formula rely completely on endogenous synthesis of 20:4n-6 and 22:6n-3 from linoleic (18:2n-6) and a-linolenic (18:3n-3) acid, respectively. Levels of 22:6n-3 in the blood lipids of infants fed formula are lower than in infants fed human …
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Factors influencing migrant maternal and infant nutrition in Cape Town, South Africa
… including South Africa. In particular, nutrition during pregnancy and the first two years of a child’s life impact infant morbidity (e.g. diarrhoea, chronic disease) and mortality, yet little is known about maternal and infant nutrition in relation to migration. Positing that migration …
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Qualitative service evaluation of interventions aimed at improving the maternal and infant nutrition of disadvantaged populations
Inappropriate maternal and infant feeding practices, food choices and dietary behaviours are thought to have a major impact on morbidity in infancy, childhood and later life. Many NHS interventions have been developed to help address these issues including food skills groups aimed at women of …
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Bifidobacterial interactions with human milk oligosaccharides and their combined potential for the advancement of infant nutrition
… milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) in shaping the infant gut microbiota and in supporting immune health. HMOs are complex carbohydrates found at high concentrations in human breast milk, where they confer various critical functions. Despite their inability to directly provide calories or …
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Studies on polyunsaturated fatty acid content and lipid peroxidation in preterm infant nutrition from non-maternal sources.
… fatty acids (LCPUFAs) are essential for infants’ health and development. Preterm infants have particularly high requirements for LCPUFAs, due to premature interruption of the maternal-foetal transfer. Research suggests that current feeding practices are insufficient to meet preterm …
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Feeding Practices of Mothers in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia
<p>The diets of Mongolia infants are deficient in vitamins and minerals and complementary foods are introduced too early. Breastfeeding is the best source of nutrition for infants until 6 months of age. A survey of 50 Mongolian mothers with children under the age of 5 in the town of Sainshand, …
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Breastfeeding experiences of call centre agents
… of the most effective strategies for improving infant nutrition and increasing child survival globally. Several experts consider breastfeeding to be the best way to feed a baby, as it provides numerous benefits to both the mother and the child. One of the main factors that contributes to the …
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Characterization of the intestinal microbiome and lactobacilli community: influence of dietary and environmental factors
… was used to test how route of delivery and nutrition altered the piglet ileal microbiota. Multiple important observations were made; several issues were discussed in these studies. The conclusions were important add-ons to current microbiota research, and can have long-lasting impacts on …
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Characterization of Free Oxylipins in Extracellular Vesicles from Bovine Milk
… EV function. This knowledge may inform future infant nutrition initiatives using EVs as bioactives.</p>
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Breastfeeding Influencing Factors in Thai Adolescent Mothers
… as the optimal method for ensuring healthy infant nutrition. However, many adolescents remain unaware of the role of breastfeeding. Adolescent mothers continue to have the lowest rate of breastfeeding in many countries including Thailand, with only 17% of Thai adolescent mothers continuing …
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Production of a functional human milk oligosaccharide, 2'-fucosyllactose, using microbial cell factories
Human breast milk is the gold standard for infant nutrition. In human milk, the oligosaccharides may protect babies by acting as decoy receptors for pathogens. Also, human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) enhance the proliferation of probiotics to strengthen the host immune system. Among HMOs, …
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A comparison of oral feeding and total parenteral nutrition in infants of very low birth mass
… available abroad. The problem of feeding preterm infants has interested many authors (Abramowicz, 1966; Babson, 1971; Gamsu, 1972). The ideal quantity, content of nutrients, calorific value and mode of administration of feeds remains, at best, approximate. With the advent of Total Parenteral …
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A socio-cultural study investigating the influences on food and lifestyle choices, and the cultural transition, of British Bangladeshis living in Tower Hamlets East London
… 2 diabetes. Genetic causes, and poor foetal and infant nutrition, are also seen as contributory factors. Central to this thesis was the preposition that obesity and Type 2 diabetes are largely preventable and amenable to a wide range of public health prevention strategies. Too often a …
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Early determinants of lung function in African infants
… is limited data on lung function in African infants despite a high prevalence of respiratory disease. Understanding the determinants of infant lung function will improve our understanding of prevention and management of respiratory disease. This thesis aimed to describe lung function in South …
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Studies bearing on: (1) The nutrition of Bantu infants and young children and (2) The metabolism of calcium and iron by Bantu children and adults
… and to be described concern primarily the nutrition of infants and children, the prevalence of certain deficiency diseases, and the handicap imposed by parasitism on nutritional state and other parameters.
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Development of in vitro infant intestinal models to assess responses to infant formulae
Early postnatal nutrition and intestinal barrier maturation are intimately linked, with the neonatal gut characterized by higher permeability than in adults. The aim of this thesis was to develop and validate in vitro models that mimic the infant intestinal barrier. Once developed, these models …
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The effect of a maternal lacto-ovo-vegetarian diet on the infants plasma cholesterol concentration
… concentrations was made between breast-fed infants having lacto-ovo-vegetarian mothers, breast-fed infants having non-vegetarian mothers and infants fed with commercially prepared formula. At one month of age , the breast-fed infants (n=20) with non-vegetarian mothers comprised the group …
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Maternal nutrition, breast milk micronutrients and infant growth in rural Gambia
Maternal nutrition, breast milk micronutrients and infant growth in rural Gambia The World Health Organization recommends exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of an infant’s life. However, the evidence base to support the adequacy of breast milk with respect to infant micronutrient …
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Effects of early nutrition on the wnt and bone morphogenic protein pathways in the developing intestine
Infant formula is consumed by the majority of infants in the United States for at least part of the first year of life. Infant formula lacks many of the bioactive compounds that are naturally occurring in breast milk. Because of this, there has been an increased interest by the companies that …
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