Nutrition: Concepts and Controversies
Nutrition: Concepts and Controversies
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ISBN: 9781133603184
Author: Frances Sizer, Ellie Whitney
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 13, Problem 12SC
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Whether maternal dietary calcium has no effect on lactation, is true or false.

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Calcium is a nutrient essentially required for ensuring good bone health. The dietary intake of calcium by pregnant women and breastfeeding women has a positive effect on the bone density of the baby. No correlation could be established between dietary calcium and calcium present in the breast milk.

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