Is breast feeding the solution to the infant nutrition problem in underdeveloped countries? |
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| Authors: | MARIA DA GLÓ RIA MIOTTO WRIGHT,JOSÉ EDUARDO DUTRA DE,OLIVEIRA |
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| Affiliation: | Associate Professor of Community Health Nursing, Department of Nursing, University of Brasilia, 70 910 Brasilia D. F., Brazil;Professor of Medicine, Division of Nutrition, Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil |
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| Abstract: | One hundred and thirty-three children from birth to 1 year of age were studied to investigate the value of breast milk as a solution to the infant nutrition problem. Fifteen per cent of the children were being fed exclusively breast milk, 44 (44.4%) were fed breast milk plus cow's milk and 40.6% were fed only cow's milk. Thirty-three per cent of the breast fed children, 44.4% of those on mixed feeding and 47% of those on cow's milk alone, were malnourished. |
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