Carl Moses Mbofung

• Geophagia

  Open Access•Julius Nsawir Bonglaisin, Noella Bajia Kunsoan et al.•ARTICLE•Frontiers in Public Health•2022

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  Geophagy is the habit of consuming clay soil such as chalk or kaolin. Though it is globally practiced, the safety of those involved is yet to be fully established. It is thought to be highly prevalent in pregnant women because of its antinausea or therapeutic effects. This practice is also thought to be provoked by some nutritional needs, but in modern society its etiology is obscure. The mineralogical and chemical compositions of clay may vary f…

• Relationship between breast milk content and intake of zinc, copper and iron of Nigerian women

  Carl M F Mbofung, Carl Moses Mbofung et al.•ARTICLE•Ecology of Food and Nutrition•1986

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  Zinc, copper and iron intakes of 226 lactating Nigerian women eating self‐selected diets was assessed via a cumulative 3‐day dietary recall method — the trace element composition of subsamples of the diets having been analysed by atomic absorption spectrophotometry. Breast milk collected from the subjects was also analysed for zinc, copper and iron content. Mean (+S.E.) daily zinc, copper and iron intakes during the first weeks of lactation were …

• Relationship between breast milk content and intake of zinc, copper and iron of Nigerian women

  Carl M F Mbofung, Carl Moses Mbofung et al.•ARTICLE•Ecology of Food and Nutrition•1986

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  Zinc, copper and iron intakes of 226 lactating Nigerian women eating self‐selected diets was assessed via a cumulative 3‐day dietary recall method — the trace element composition of subsamples of the diets having been analysed by atomic absorption spectrophotometry. Breast milk collected from the subjects was also analysed for zinc, copper and iron content. Mean (+S.E.) daily zinc, copper and iron intakes during the first weeks of lactation were …

• Geophagia

  Open Access•Julius Nsawir Bonglaisin, Noella Bajia Kunsoan et al.•ARTICLE•Frontiers in Public Health•2022

  Incluir item

  Geophagy is the habit of consuming clay soil such as chalk or kaolin. Though it is globally practiced, the safety of those involved is yet to be fully established. It is thought to be highly prevalent in pregnant women because of its antinausea or therapeutic effects. This practice is also thought to be provoked by some nutritional needs, but in modern society its etiology is obscure. The mineralogical and chemical compositions of clay may vary f…

Biology (2 obras) · Animal science (1 obra) · Biochemistry (1 obra) · Breast milk (1 obra) · Chemistry (1 obra) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (1 obra) · Colostrum (1 obra) · Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies (1 obra) · Copper (1 obra) · Environmental health (1 obra)