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Nutrient intake during lactation in Australian women

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2007

Nancy E. Hitchcock  and
Ruth M. English
Nancy E. Hitchcock
Affiliation:
Nutrition Section, Commonwealth Department of Health, Australian Institute of Anatomy, Canberra, ACT
Ruth M. English
Affiliation:
Nutrition Section, Commonwealth Department of Health, Australian Institute of Anatomy, Canberra, ACT
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1. The dietary intakes of forty-one mothers were investigated during lactation, between the 6th and 20th weeks after delivery. The group comprised thirty primiparae and eleven multiparae. 2. The women studied were apparently lactating satisfactorily, as the infants were judged healthy and their average weekly weight gain was 193 g (6.9 OZ). 3. The average daily intakes of nutrients by the mothers were compared to those listed in Dietary Allowances for Australia. Intakes of calories, protein, calcium, iron and ascorbic acid were 514±75 (16%), 17.0±2.7 g(17%), 725±75 mg(36%), 5.2±0.43 mg (31%) and 21±5.3 mg (21%) respectively below the allowances for these nutrients. It is suggested that the allowances for calories, protein, calcium, iron and ascorbic acid may have been set at too high a level. 4. The incidence of successful breast-feeding in western countries compared with others is briefly discussed. It is concluded that diet plays a minor part and that the dominant factors are cultural and social.

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Research Article
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British Journal of Nutrition , Volume 20 , Issue 3 , September 1966 , pp. 599 - 607
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Copyright © The Nutrition Society 1966

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