Stable Isotope Technique to Assess Intake of Human Milk in Breastfed Infants
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Author(s): IAEA
Publisher: IAEA
ISBN: 9789201140098
Format: softback
67pp
Price: €32
Review Date: 30 July 2010
Review: This is a practical guide to the assessment of human milk intake by breastfed babies using the deuterium oxide dose-to-mother technique. This involves giving the mother a drink of deuterium-labelled water and following the disappearance of the deuterium from the mother and its appearance in the baby. The booklet is intended for nutritionists, analytical chemists and other health professionals, who may have no previous experience of using stable isotope techniques.