..., the concentrations of many micronutrients in milk are low when the mother consumes a poor quality diet. Our new efficient methods for milk nutrient analysis have enabled us to illuminate the large differences in milk micronutrient concentrations across populations, to examine the effects of milk collection protocols...

... Abstract Vitamins and minerals are essential for growth and metabolism. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that more than 2 billion people are deficient in key vitamins and minerals. Groups most vulnerable to these micronutrient deficiencies are pregnant and lactating women and young...

... nutrients or multiple micronutrients with child development assessments are mixed, possibly partly due to differences in interventions (nutrients and timing), populations, baseline nutrient status, sample sizes, attrition and method of assessment. Introduction Complementary feeding is generally...

... of the Scientific Committee for Food of the European Commission, concerningmacronutrients and certain micronutrients. Methods: A typical weekly traditionalGreek Mediterranean menu was chemically analyzed and certain food constituents, likeflavonoids were theoretically estimated. Results: The evaluated typical menu...

... Calcium Iodine Micronutrient deficiencies Vitamin D Zinc Key Messages Micronutrient deficiencies during the pediatric period can have severe short- and long-term health consequences, and are caused by inadequate dietary intake, poor bioavailability, and/or poor health status...