Lipid-based nutrient supplements providing approximately the recommended daily intake of vitamin A do not increase breastmilk retinol concentrations among Ghanaian women

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 146, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 335-342

  Klevor, Moses K ^a,b   Haskell, Marjorie J ^a   Lartey, Anna ^b   Adu Afarwuah, Seth ^b   Zeilani, Mamane ^c   Dewey, Kathryn G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

^c Nutriset SAS   (France)

Author keywords

Breast milk; Children; Deficiency; Lactation; Micronutrient supplement; Pregnancy; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; FAT; FOLIC ACID; IRON; RETINOL; TRACE ELEMENT; LIPID; VITAMIN;

ARTICLE; BREAST MILK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; GHANAIAN; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MACRONUTRIENT; PREGNANCY; PUERPERIUM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; ADULT; BLOOD; BREAST FEEDING; DIETARY REFERENCE INTAKE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; DRUG EFFECTS; GHANA; INFANT; LACTATION; METABOLISM; NEWBORN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL CARE; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; GHANA; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LACTATION; LIPIDS; MICRONUTRIENTS; MILK, HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POSTNATAL CARE; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL CARE; RECOMMENDED DIETARY ALLOWANCES; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY; VITAMINS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84959293582     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.115.217786     Document Type: Article

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