Physiological aspects of human milk lipids and implications for infant feeding: A workshop report

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 100, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1405-1415

  Koletzko, Berthold ^a   Agostoni, Carlo ^b   Bergmann, Renate ^c   Ritzenthaler, Kristin ^d   Shamir, Raanan ^e  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^d HiPP GmbH and Co Vertrieb KG   (Germany)

^e TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Cardiovascular risk; Human milk lipids; Infant formula; LC PUFA

Indexed keywords

MILK FAT; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ARTIFICIAL MILK; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHILD GROWTH; FAT INTAKE; FATTY ACID TRANSPORT; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INFANT FEEDING; LACTATION; LIPID COMPOSITION; METABOLISM; NERVOUS SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; CHOLESTEROL; DIETARY FATS; GLYCOLIPIDS; GLYCOPROTEINS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FOOD; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MILK, HUMAN; TIME;

EID: 80054019132     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2011.02343.x     Document Type: Review

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