Milk of northern Sudanese mothers whose traditional diet is high in carbohydrate contains low docosahexaenoic acid

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 99, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1824-1827

  Nyuar, K B ^a   Min, Y ^a   Ghebremeskel, K ^a   Khalil, A K H ^b   Elbashir, M I ^b   Cawford, M A ^a  

^a LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

Author keywords

Breast milk; Colostrum; DHA; High carbohydrate low fat diet; Sudanese women

Indexed keywords

ARACHIDONIC ACID; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; MONOUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; OLEIC ACID; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID; SATURATED FATTY ACID;

ARTICLE; BREAST MILK; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COLOSTRUM; DIETARY INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FISH MEAT; HUMAN; LOW FAT DIET; MILLET; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SORGHUM; SUDAN; WHEAT;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; COLOSTRUM; DIET; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIETARY FATS; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; FATTY ACIDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; INFANT, NEWBORN; MILK, HUMAN; PREGNANCY; SUDAN;

EID: 78349265305     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2010.01940.x     Document Type: Article

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