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In-Hospital Formula Use Increases Early Breastfeeding Cessation Among First-Time Mothers Intending to Exclusively Breastfeed by Chantry, Caroline J., MD, Dewey, Kathryn G., PhD, Peerson, Janet M., MS, Wagner, Erin A., MS, Nommsen-Rivers, Laurie A., PhD

“…Objective To evaluate in-hospital formula supplementation among first-time mothers who intended to exclusively breastfeed and determined if in-hospital formula…”
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Methodologic approach for the Biomarkers Reflecting Inflammation and Nutritional Determinants of Anemia (BRINDA) project by Namaste, Sorrel ML, Aaron, Grant J, Varadhan, Ravi, Peerson, Janet M, Suchdev, Parminder S

“…The Biomarkers Reflecting Inflammation and Nutritional Determinants of Anemia (BRINDA) project is a multiagency and multicountry collaboration that was formed…”
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Lipid-based nutrient supplement increases the birth size of infants of primiparous women in Ghana by Adu-Afarwuah, Seth, Lartey, Anna, Okronipa, Harriet, Ashorn, Per, Zeilani, Mamane, Peerson, Janet M, Arimond, Mary, Vosti, Stephen, Dewey, Kathryn G

“…Background: The International Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements Project developed a small-quantity (20 g/d) lipid-based nutrient supplement (LNS) for pregnant…”
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Small-quantity, lipid-based nutrient supplements provided to women during pregnancy and 6 mo postpartum and to their infants from 6 mo of age increase the mean attained length of 18-mo-old children in semi-urban Ghana: a randomized controlled trial by Adu-Afarwuah, Seth, Lartey, Anna, Okronipa, Harriet, Ashorn, Per, Peerson, Janet M, Arimond, Mary, Ashorn, Ulla, Zeilani, Mamane, Vosti, Stephen, Dewey, Kathryn G

“…Childhood stunting usually begins in utero and continues after birth; therefore, its reduction must involve actions across different stages of early life. We…”
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Predictors of anemia in preschool children: Biomarkers Reflecting Inflammation and Nutritional Determinants of Anemia (BRINDA) project by Engle-Stone, Reina, Aaron, Grant J, Huang, Jin, Wirth, James P, Namaste, Sorrel ML, Williams, Anne M, Peerson, Janet M, Rohner, Fabian, Varadhan, Ravi, Addo, O Yaw, Temple, Victor, Rayco-Solon, Pura, Macdonald, Barbara, Suchdev, Parminder S

“…A lack of information on the etiology of anemia has hampered the design and monitoring of anemia-control efforts. We aimed to evaluate predictors of anemia in…”
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Vitamin Concentrations in Human Milk Vary with Time within Feed, Circadian Rhythm, and Single-Dose Supplementation by Hampel, Daniela, Shahab-Ferdows, Setareh, Islam, M Munirul, Peerson, Janet M, Allen, Lindsay H

“…Human milk is the subject of many studies, but procedures for representative sample collection have not been established. Our improved methods for milk…”
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Delayed onset of lactogenesis among first-time mothers is related to maternal obesity and factors associated with ineffective breastfeeding by Nommsen-Rivers, Laurie A, Chantry, Caroline J, Peerson, Janet M, Cohen, Roberta J, Dewey, Kathryn G

“…BACKGROUND: Delayed onset of lactogenesis (OL) is most common in primiparas and increases the risk of excess neonatal weight loss, formula supplementation, and…”
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Growth, Nutrition, and Cytokine Response of Breast‐fed Infants and Infants Fed Formula With Added Bovine Osteopontin by Lönnerdal, Bo, Kvistgaard, Anne S., Peerson, Janet M., Donovan, Sharon M., Peng, Yong‐mei

“…ABSTRACT Objectives: Breast milk contains a high concentration of osteopontin (OPN), a protein having multiple functions. In contrast, infant formula is low in…”
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Use of Serum Zinc Concentration as an Indicator of Population Zinc Status by Hess, Sonja Y., Peerson, Janet M., King, Janet C., Brown, Kenneth H.

“…Assessing the prevalence and severity of zinc deficiency in populations is critical to determine the need for and appropriate targeting of zinc intervention…”
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Provision of multiple rather than two or fewer micronutrients more effectively improves growth and other outcomes in micronutrient-deficient children and adults by Allen, Lindsay H, Peerson, Janet M, Olney, Deanna K

“…Deficiencies of multiple micronutrients (MMN) usually coexist in developing countries, but supplements have usually provided only 1 or 2 micronutrients (MN)…”
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Lipid-based nutrient supplements for pregnant women reduce newborn stunting in a cluster-randomized controlled effectiveness trial in Bangladesh by Mridha, Malay K, Matias, Susana L, Chaparro, Camila M, Paul, Rina R, Hussain, Sohrab, Vosti, Stephen A, Harding, Kassandra L, Cummins, Joseph R, Day, Louise T, Saha, Stacy L, Peerson, Janet M, Dewey, Kathryn G

“…Maternal undernutrition and newborn stunting [birth length-for-age z score (LAZ) <-2] are common in Bangladesh. The objective was to evaluate the effect of…”
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Effects of osteopontin-enriched formula on lymphocyte subsets in the first 6 months of life: a randomized controlled trial by West, Christina E, Kvistgaard, Anne Staudt, Peerson, Janet M, Donovan, Sharon M, Peng, Yong-mei, Lönnerdal, Bo

“…Background Human milk is rich in osteopontin (OPN), which has immunomodulatory functions. Methods In a randomized controlled trial, standard formula (SF) and…”
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Different Doses, Forms, and Frequencies of Zinc Supplementation for the Prevention of Diarrhea and Promotion of Linear Growth among Young Bangladeshi Children: A Six-Arm, Randomized, Community-Based Efficacy Trial by Islam, M Munirul, Black, Robert E, Krebs, Nancy F, Westcott, Jamie, Long, Julie, Islam, Kazi Munisul, Peerson, Janet M, Sthity, Rahvia Alam, Khandaker, Afsana Mim, Hasan, Mehedi, El Arifeen, Shams, Ahmed, Tahmeed, King, Janet C, McDonald, Christine M

“…Children in resource-limited settings remain vulnerable to zinc deficiency and its consequences. To evaluate the effects of different doses, durations, and…”
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Within-individual differences in plasma ferritin, retinol-binding protein, and zinc concentrations in relation to inflammation observed during a short-term longitudinal study are similar to between-individual differences observed cross-sectionally by Wessells, K Ryan, Peerson, Janet M, Brown, Kenneth H

“…Cross-sectional (CS) surveys indicate that individuals with acute inflammation have higher plasma ferritin (pF), and lower retinol-binding protein (RBP) and…”
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Preventive Zinc Supplementation among Infants, Preschoolers, and Older Prepubertal Children by Brown, Kenneth H., Peerson, Janet M., Baker, Shawn K., Hess, Sonja Y.

“…Zinc supplementation trials carried out among children have produced variable results, depending on the specific outcomes considered and the initial…”
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Differing growth responses to nutritional supplements in neighboring health districts of Burkina Faso are likely due to benefits of small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements (LNS) by Hess, Sonja Y, Peerson, Janet M, Becquey, Elodie, Abbeddou, Souheila, Ouédraogo, Césaire T, Somé, Jérôme W, Yakes Jimenez, Elizabeth, Ouédraogo, Jean-Bosco, Vosti, Stephen A, Rouamba, Noël, Brown, Kenneth H

“…Of two community-based trials among young children in neighboring health districts of Burkina Faso, one found that small-quantity lipid-based nutrient…”
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Daily Preventive Zinc Supplementation Decreases Lymphocyte and Eosinophil Concentrations in Rural Laotian Children from Communities with a High Prevalence of Zinc Deficiency: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial by Kewcharoenwong, Chidchamai, Schuster, Gertrud U, Wessells, K Ryan, Hinnouho, Guy-Marino, Barffour, Maxwell A, Kounnavong, Sengchanh, Brown, Kenneth H, Hess, Sonja Y, Samer, Waraporn, Tussakhon, Inthira, Peerson, Janet M, Lertmemongkolchai, Ganjana, Stephensen, Charles B

“…Zinc deficiency impairs immune function and is common among children in South-East Asia. The effect of zinc supplementation on immune function in young Laotian…”
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Suggested lower cutoffs of serum zinc concentrations for assessing zinc status: reanalysis of the second National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data (1976–1980) by Hotz, Christine, Peerson, Janet M, Brown, Kenneth H

“…Background: The risk of zinc deficiency in populations can be estimated by comparing serum zinc data with statistically defined lower cutoffs derived from a…”
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High-Dose Neonatal Vitamin A Supplementation to Bangladeshi Infants Increases the Percentage of CCR9-Positive Treg Cells in Infants with Lower Birthweight in Early Infancy, and Decreases Plasma sCD14 Concentration and the Prevalence of Vitamin A Deficiency at Two Years of Age by Ahmad, Shaikh M, Huda, M Nazmul, Raqib, Rubhana, Qadri, Firdausi, Alam, Md Jahangir, Afsar, Md Nure Alam, Peerson, Janet M, Tanumihardjo, Sherry A, Stephensen, Charles B

“…Vitamin A (VA) stores are low in early infancy and may impair development of the immune system. This study determined if neonatal VA supplementation (VAS)…”
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Effect of supplemental zinc on the growth and serum zinc concentrations of prepubertal children: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by BROWN, Kenneth H, PEERSON, Janet M, RIVERA, Juan, ALLEN, Lindsay H, MARTORELL, Reynaldo

“…Multiple studies have been carried out to assess the effect of zinc supplementation on children's growth. The results of these studies are inconsistent, and…”
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