Breast milk vitamin B12 concentration and incidence of diarrhea and respiratory infections among infants in urban Tanzania: a prospective cohort study

Breast milk vitamin B12 concentration and incidence of diarrhea and respiratory infections among infants in urban Tanzania: a prospective cohort study

Abstract Objective A recent trial of vitamin B12 supplementation among Indian children 6–30 months found no effect on the incidence of diarrhea and respiratory infections. These results differ with studies in adults that showed improvement of the immune response following treatment with vitamin B12....

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Main Authors: Omar N. Lweno, Christopher R. Sudfeld, Ellen Hertzmark, Karim P. Manji, Anne Marie Darling, Wafaie W. Fawzi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-03-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Subjects:
Breast milk
Vitamin B12
Childhood infections
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-020-05003-7

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