Vitamin C in breast milk may reduce the risk of atopy in the infant

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 123-128

  Hoppu, Ulla ^a   Rinne, M ^a   Salo Vaananen P ^b   Lampi, A M ^b   Piironen, V ^b   Isolauri, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Atopy; Breast milk; Dietary intake; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; ATOPY; BREAST MILK; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; GESTATION PERIOD; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; INFANT; MATERNAL DISEASE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MEDICAL RECORD; MILK LEVEL; MOTHER; PRICK TEST; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SAMPLE; SENSITIZATION; VITAMIN INTAKE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ADULT; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; BREAST FEEDING; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FOOD; INFANT NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; MILK, HUMAN; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; SKIN TESTS; VITAMIN E;

EID: 12144272130     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602048     Document Type: Article

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