The Helen Keller International food frequency method underestimates vitamin A intake where sustained breastfeeding is common
Viveka Persson, a PhD student of mine, discovered that in a country like Bangladesh, where breastfeeding takes place for such a long period of time, it cannot be ignored as the simplified dietary assessment developed by HKI does in estimating community vitamin A intakes for young children.
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Filed under: Asia, Bangladesh, Basic Breastfeeding Issues, Health and Nutritional Aspects, Infant feeding patterns, Nutrition, Vitamin A, survey by Ted Greiner |
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