Open AccessThe Deuterium Oxide-to-the-Mother Method Documents Adequate Breast-Milk Intake among Sri Lankan Infants
Author(s) -
Thushari Bandara,
Manjula Hettiarachchi,
Chandrani Liyanage,
Sujeewa Amarasena,
William W. Wong
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.463
H-Index - 265
eISSN - 1541-6100
pISSN - 0022-3166
DOI - 10.3945/jn.115.211771
Subject(s) - breast milk , breast feeding , lactation , medicine , obstetrics , food science , pregnancy , chemistry , pediatrics , physiology , endocrinology , biology , biochemistry , genetics
The WHO recommends that exclusive breastfeeding should last up to 6 mo. However, human milk intake of Sri Lankan infants has not been quantified scientifically.
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