Iron and the Breastfed Infant.
Antioxidants (Basel). 2018 Apr 06; 7(4)A

Abstract

The first 6 months of life is a crucial time in meeting iron needs. The purpose of this review is to examine iron in mother's milk and whether or not it meets the physiological needs of the growing infant. Key issues include iron content and iron transport from the mammary gland as well as when and what foods should be added to the solely breastfed infant. We examine these topics in light of new molecular biology findings in the mammary gland.

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Friel J

Department of Food and Human Nutritional Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada. James.Friel@umanitoba.ca.

Qasem W

Food and Nutrition Administration, Ministry of Health, P.O. Box 4078, Safat 13041, Kuwait. qasemw@myumanitoba.ca.

Cai C

Department of Food and Human Nutritional Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada. caic3@myumanitoba.ca.

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Journal Article

Review

Language

eng

PubMed ID

29642400

Citation

Friel, James, et al. "Iron and the Breastfed Infant." Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland), vol. 7, no. 4, 2018.

Friel J, Qasem W, Cai C. Iron and the Breastfed Infant. Antioxidants (Basel). 2018;7(4).

Friel, J., Qasem, W., & Cai, C. (2018). Iron and the Breastfed Infant. Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland), 7(4). https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox7040054

Friel J, Qasem W, Cai C. Iron and the Breastfed Infant. Antioxidants (Basel). 2018 Apr 6;7(4) PubMed PMID: 29642400.

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TY - JOUR T1 - Iron and the Breastfed Infant. AU - Friel,James, AU - Qasem,Wafaa, AU - Cai,Chenxi, Y1 - 2018/04/06/ PY - 2018/2/24/received PY - 2018/3/31/revised PY - 2018/4/4/accepted PY - 2018/4/13/entrez PY - 2018/4/13/pubmed PY - 2018/4/13/medline KW - infant KW - iron KW - mother’s milk JF - Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) JO - Antioxidants (Basel) VL - 7 IS - 4 N2 - The first 6 months of life is a crucial time in meeting iron needs. The purpose of this review is to examine iron in mother's milk and whether or not it meets the physiological needs of the growing infant. Key issues include iron content and iron transport from the mammary gland as well as when and what foods should be added to the solely breastfed infant. We examine these topics in light of new molecular biology findings in the mammary gland. SN - 2076-3921 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/29642400/full_citation DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -

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Iron and the Breastfed Infant.Antioxidants (Basel). 2018 Apr 06; 7(4)A