Milk Production
Chapter 1: 1 day menu for an adult (sedentary work) · NUTRITION AND DIETETICS · EN medium
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Nutrition in pregnancy, lactation and infancy of the requirement of the mother and that required to make up the iron lost in breast milk. Since there is an amenorrhea during lactation the basal requirement will be same as in adult women 14µg/kg. d) Vitamins i) Vitamin A The quantity of retinol present in ml of human milk is 50µg, so the ICMR recommends an additional allowance of 350µg of retinol. This can be achieved by including liver, fish liver oil, egg yolk, milk and green leafy vegetables in the diet.
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Nutrition in pregnancy, lactation and infancy of the requirement of the mother and that required to make up the iron lost in breast milk. Since there is an amenorrhea during lactation the basal requirement will be same as in adult women 14µg/kg. d) Vitamins i) Vitamin A The quantity of retinol present in ml of human milk is 50µg, so the ICMR recommends an additional allowance of 350µg of retinol. This can be achieved by including liver, fish liver oil, egg yolk, milk and green leafy vegetables in the diet.
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