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Author:   Gail Ruth Goldberg ,  Andrew Prentice ,  Ann Prentice ,  Suzanne Filteau
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2009
Volume:   639
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.832kg
ISBN:  

9789048179787

ISBN 10:   9048179785
Pages:   428
Publication Date:   25 November 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

Growth and Organ Development.- Nutrient Transfer: Mammary Gland Regulation.- Micronutrient Transfer: Infant Absorption.- Developmental Aspects of the Mucosal Immune System: Role of External Environment, Mucosal Microflora and Milk.- Infant Feeding and Growth.- Intestinal Flora.- Transenteric Signalling: Mammary Messages or White Noise?.- Immune Function.- Flavour Programming during Breast-Feeding.- Methodological Challenges in Studying Long-term Effects of Breast-Feeding.- The Long Term Effects of Early Postnatal Diet on Adult Health.- Protective Effect of Breast-Feeding against Obesity in Childhood: Can a Meta-analysis of Published Observational Studies Help to Validate the Hypothesis?.- Breast-Feeding Influences on Later Life — Cardiovascular Disease.- Do Infants Who Are Breast-fed Have an Altered Risk of Developing Cancer?.- Effects of Breast-feeding on Cognitive Function.- Developmental Origins of Osteoporotic Fracture.- The Long-term Effects of Breast-feeding on Asthma and Atopic Disease.- Evolution of Human Lactation and Complementary Feeding: Implications for Understanding Contemporary Cross-cultural Variation.- Macy-György Prize Lecture: My Milky Way.- Exclusive Breast-feeding and HIV Infection.- Breast-feeding Practices in Relation to HIV in India.- Breast-feeding and HIV-1 Infection: Maternal Health.- Early Breast-feeding Cessation and Infant Mortality in Low-income Countries.- Measuring Trace Immune Factors in Human Milk.- Abstracts of Poster Presentations.

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