Infant Feeding in the 20th Century: Formula and Beikost
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Infant feeding in the 20th century: formula and beikost.
The early years of the 20th century were notable for improvements in general sanitation, dairying practices and milk handling. Most infants were breast-fed, often with some formula feeding as well. Availability of the home icebox permitted safe storage of milk and infant formula, and by the 1920s, feeding of orange juice and cod liver oil greatly decreased the incidence of scurvy and rickets. U...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Nutrition
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0022-3166,1541-6100
DOI: 10.1093/jn/131.2.409s