Bacterial contamination in traditional Gambian weaning foods

Although emphasis on infant feeding is rightly being placed on breast-feeding, the need for safe weaning foods for the developing world must also receive its due attention. Traditional weaning foods used for young infants in a typical West African village can be as hazardous, bacteriologically, as c...

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Published inThe Lancet (British edition) Vol. 1; no. 8056; p. 136
Main Authors Rowland, M G, Barrell, R A, Whitehead, R G
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 21.01.1978
Subjects
Bacteria - isolation & purification
Breast Feeding
Diarrhea, Infantile - prevention & control
Food Microbiology
Gambia
Humans
Infant
Infant Food - standards
Risk
Weaning
Gambia
Diarrhea, Infantile
Body Weight
Age Factors
Nutrition
Health
Africa
Breast Feeding
Diarrhea
English Speaking Africa
Diseases
Western Africa
Gambia
Rural Population
Population Characteristics
Population
Developing Countries
Infant Nutrition
Africa South Of The Sahara
Demographic Factors
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Summary:Although emphasis on infant feeding is rightly being placed on breast-feeding, the need for safe weaning foods for the developing world must also receive its due attention. Traditional weaning foods used for young infants in a typical West African village can be as hazardous, bacteriologically, as commercial milk products, and providing a breast-fed child with supplements under the conditions which prevail in much of the developing world is potentially dangerous, whatever the source of the food.
ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X