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Assessment of body composition and breast milk volume in lactating mothers in pastoral communities in Pokot, Kenya, using Deuterium Oxide

Ettyang, Grace; Esamai, Fabian (Karger Publishers, 2005)

Background: In sub-Saharan Africa, the practice of breast-feeding infants is common. Records documenting the intake of breast milk amongst infants are limited. This study evaluated the association between maternal body ...
Assessment of body composition in lactating mothers in a rural African community using deuterium oxide

Ettyang, Grace (Taylor & Francis, 2016-05)

Background and objective. The deuterium oxide (DO) dilution method for measuring body composition was validated against the widely used skinfold (SF) measurement-based equation of Durnin and Womersley. The study involved ...
Serum retinol, iron status and body composition of lactating Women in Nandi, Kenya

Ettyang, Grace (Karger Publishers, 2003)

Background: Maternal vitamin A and iron status was investigated among lactating mothers in a rural community in Kenya. The aim of the study was to establish the prevalence and the relationship of these key nutrients to ...

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