At the time that the isolation of crystalline vitamin B,z was announced (l), it was reported that this vitamin was extremely effective in the treatment of Addisonian pernicious anemia (2). These and other reports (3, 4) indicated that, in the human, vitamin Blz apparently stimulates the bone marrow to produce mature erythrocytes and myeloid leucocytes. In baby pigs, vitamin Blz was found by Neu...

In developing countries like Nigeria, protein energy malnutrition (PEM) is endemic. Protein energy malnutrition is more among children because, they are weaned abruptly into starchy foods. The formulation and development of nutritious complementary foods from local and ready available raw materials has received considerable attention in many developing countries. The commercially standardize fo...

We have shown previously that a maternal junk food diet during pregnancy and lactation plays a role in predisposing offspring to obesity. Here we show that rat offspring born to mothers fed the same junk food diet rich in fat, sugar and salt develop exacerbated adiposity accompanied by raised circulating glucose, insulin, triglyceride and/or cholesterol by the end of adolescence (10 weeks postp...

Two experiments were conducted to investigate the role of milk availability in the development of independent feeding and drinking in the Norway rat pup. Beginning on Day 14 postnatally, pups were exposed to different levels of milk supply by changing litter size from 8 to 4 versus 12 pups (Experiment 1) or limiting temporally the pups' access to a lactating dam to 8, 14, or 24 hr daily (Experi...

The aim of this review is to document the advantages of exclusive breastfeeding along with concerns which may hinder the practice of breastfeeding and focuses on the appropriateness of complementary feeding and feeding difficulties which infants encounter. Breastfeeding, as recommended by the World Health Organisation, is the most cost effective way for reducing childhood morbidity such as obes...

Food is extremely important in pregnancy and breastfeeding. You need an extra 300 calories a day during pregnancy to gain the right amount of weight for a healthy, strong baby. You can do this by adding in 1 or 2 healthy snacks during the day. During pregnancy, you should gain 25-35 pounds if you were normal weight, 15-25 pounds if you were overweight, and 28-40 pounds if you were underweight b...