Dietary supplementation of Gambian nursing mothers and lactational performance.
A dietary supplement, resulting in a mean net increase in energy intake of over 700 kcal/day, was supplied to all nursing mothers in a West African village for 12 months. The supplement produced a slight initial improvement in maternal body weight and subcutaneous fat stores but did not increase breast-milk output or fat content.
D001835:Body Weight; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D005260:Female; D005527:Food, Fortified; D005714:Gambia; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007774:Lactation; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D011247:Pregnancy; D012621:Seasons; D013997:Time Factors