Diet of lactating women and allergic reactions in their infants

Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 284-288

  Palmer, Debra Jane ^a   Makrides, Maria ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allergic disease; Breastfeeding; Food proteins; Maternal dietary restriction; Omega 3 (n 3) polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; OVALBUMIN;

ALLERGIC REACTION; BREAST FEEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET RESTRICTION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFANT; LACTATION; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MILK; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PROTEIN INTAKE; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; INFANT, NEWBORN; LACTATION; MATERNAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; MILK PROTEINS; PREGNANCY; PRIMARY PREVENTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33746189553     PISSN: 13631950     EISSN: 15353885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mco.0000222113.46042.50     Document Type: Review

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