Zinc concentration of breast milk and its diurnal variation in Bangladeshi mothers.
Bangladesh Med Res Counc Bull
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1996 Aug; 22(2): 70-3
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em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
Little is known about the zinc content of breast milk in developing countries. Zinc content in breast milk was analyzed in 34 mothers of low socio-economic status; 17 were primiparae and 17 multiparae. Women in their 6th to 36th week of lactation provided 3 samples of breast milk at different times within a single day. The mean zinc concentration in breast milk (micrograms/ml) was 1.89 +/- 0.64 with a range from 0.17 to 4.38 micrograms/ ml. Zinc content in the morning, midday and evening samples were 2.1 +/- 0.84, 1.74 +/- 0.53, 1.84 +/- 0.69 respectively. There was significant variation between morning and midday samples (p = 0.038). Maternal age, parity, nutritional status or age of the child did not affect the zinc content of milk in the population studied.
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Assunto principal:
Paridade
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Pobreza
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Bangladesh
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Zinco
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Lactação
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Estado Nutricional
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Adolescente
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Fatores Etários
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Bangladesh Med Res Counc Bull
Ano de publicação:
1996
Tipo de documento:
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