Non-nutritive sweeteners are thought to be useful replacements for caloric sweeteners in
sweet food and beverages, since the reduction in energy and carbohydrate intake may lead to …

Background An increase in plasma n–3 fatty acid content, particularly eicosapentaenoic acid
(20:5n–3; EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (22:6n–3; DHA), is observed after consumption …

OBJECTIVES: To test whether iron supplementation affects hematologic, biochemical, and
developmental status in term breast-fed infants. STUDY DESIGN: Term breast-fed infants (n=…

We hypothesized that premature (PT) infants' mother's milk may provide antioxidant advantages
compared with milk from mothers of full-term (FT) infants, and human milk may provide …

The fetal immune system is highly specialized which is to generate both tolerogenic and
protective immune responses to tolerate both self- and maternal-antigens. Fetal T cells with pro-…

… JK FRIEL ET AL. … JK FRiEL f<-T AL. … Friel JK , Penney S, Reid OW, Andrews WL. Zinc,
copper manganese and iron balances of parenterally fed very low birthweight pre-term infants …

We hypothesized that early infancy would be a time of oxidative stress due to the difficulty of
adapting to ambient oxygen. Therefore, we measured levels of products of lipid peroxidation …

We utilized a vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene knockout model to study the effects of maternal
and fetal absence of VDR on maternal fertility, fetal-placental calcium transfer, and fetal …

OBJECTIVE: It is important to understand the difference and similarity in antioxidant capacity
and aroma quality between formula and breast milk for purposes of modifying infant …

The feeding of colostrum and mother’s transitional milk improves immune protection and
neurodevelopmental outcomes. It also helps with gut maturation and decreases the risks of …