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Although no relationships have been found between maternal fatness or dietary intake and milk composition in developed countries,1 data from poorer populations show a positive relationship between maternal fat stores and milk lipid levels.2 Mexico, a country in transition, presents different socio-cultural data between northwest (NW) and southeast (SE) regions. There are no studies about lactation performance and maternal nutritional status in NW region, while in the central region it is well known. This study examines the relationship of maternal body composition or dietary intake and milk composition in women from NW and central Mexico during the first 3 months of lactation.
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Caire, G., Bolaños, A.V., De Regil, L.M., Casanueva, E., de la Calderón, B.A.M. (2002). Maternal Milk Composition is Not Associated with Current Dietary Intake, But with Body Composition After Three Months Post-Partum in Two Mexican Regions. In: Davis, M.K., Isaacs, C.E., Hanson, L.Å., Wright, A.L. (eds) Integrating Population Outcomes, Biological Mechanisms and Research Methods in the Study of Human Milk and Lactation. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 503. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0559-4_29
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