Abstract
Breast milk from underprivileged and privileged Ethiopian mothers was collected at different stages of lactation and analyzed for total nitrogen, nonprotein nitrogen, lactose, and individual milk proteins (lactoferrin, α lactalbumin, serum albumin, IgG and IgM). These values and the milk volume of one meal were compared to corresponding results from well nourished Swedish mothers. No significant differences between the levels of these constituents or the milk volumes were found between the two groups of Ethiopian mothers. When comparison was made between breast milk from these two Ethiopian groups and the Swedish group, the former two showed significantly higher values for the iron binding protein lactoferrin.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1134-1141 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | American Journal of Clinical Nutrition |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| State | Published - 1976 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Breast milk composition in Ethiopian and Swedish mothers. II. Lactose, nitrogen, and protein contents. / Lonnerdal, B.; Forsum, E.; Gebre Medhin, M.; Hambraeus, L.
In: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol. 29, No. 10, 1976, p. 1134-1141.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Breast milk composition in Ethiopian and Swedish mothers. II. Lactose, nitrogen, and protein contents
AU - Lonnerdal, B.
AU - Forsum, E.
AU - Gebre Medhin, M.
AU - Hambraeus, L.
PY - 1976
Y1 - 1976
N2 - Breast milk from underprivileged and privileged Ethiopian mothers was collected at different stages of lactation and analyzed for total nitrogen, nonprotein nitrogen, lactose, and individual milk proteins (lactoferrin, α lactalbumin, serum albumin, IgG and IgM). These values and the milk volume of one meal were compared to corresponding results from well nourished Swedish mothers. No significant differences between the levels of these constituents or the milk volumes were found between the two groups of Ethiopian mothers. When comparison was made between breast milk from these two Ethiopian groups and the Swedish group, the former two showed significantly higher values for the iron binding protein lactoferrin.
AB - Breast milk from underprivileged and privileged Ethiopian mothers was collected at different stages of lactation and analyzed for total nitrogen, nonprotein nitrogen, lactose, and individual milk proteins (lactoferrin, α lactalbumin, serum albumin, IgG and IgM). These values and the milk volume of one meal were compared to corresponding results from well nourished Swedish mothers. No significant differences between the levels of these constituents or the milk volumes were found between the two groups of Ethiopian mothers. When comparison was made between breast milk from these two Ethiopian groups and the Swedish group, the former two showed significantly higher values for the iron binding protein lactoferrin.
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JO - American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
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