Can we define an infant's need from the composition of human milk?

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Stam, José ^a   Sauer, Pieter J J ^a   Boehm, Günther ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c Nutritional Science Consulting   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; FATTY ACID; LIPID; PROTEIN; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BODY COMPOSITION; BREAST MILK; CHILD HEALTH; DIETARY INTAKE; ENERGY; HUMAN; INFANT FEEDING; INFANT NUTRITION; LACTATION; MACRONUTRIENT; NUTRIENT CONTENT; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL VALUE;

BREAST FEEDING; DIET; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIETARY FATS; DIETARY PROTEINS; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FORMULA; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; LACTATION; MILK, HUMAN;

EID: 84881247203     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.112.044370     Document Type: Article

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