Breast milk levels of zinc and ω-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids and growth of healthy Chinese infants

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 387-390

  Xiang, M ^a   Harbige, L S ^a,b   Zetterstrom R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^b MEDWAY SCHOOL OF PHARMACY   (United Kingdom)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

6 polyunsaturated fatty acids; Arachidonic acid; Breast milk; Chinese infants; Growth; Zinc

Indexed keywords

ARACHIDONIC ACID; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID; ZINC;

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CHILD GROWTH; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FATTY ACID METABOLISM; FEMALE; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFANT; LACTATION; LIPID DIET; LOW CALORY DIET; MILK LEVEL; MINERAL INTAKE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; WEIGHT GAIN;

BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHINA; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-6; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MILK, HUMAN; ZINC;

EID: 33947306610     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2006.00140.x     Document Type: Article

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