Proceedings of the 9th International Conference of the International Society for Research in Human Milk and Lactation (ISRHML), October 2-6, 1999, Bavaria, Germany.
The quality of infant feeding is of major importance for child health development and well being, and breast feeding is the natural form of supplying food to the infant and is considered to be ideally adapted to the needs of both mother and child. This contributed volume therefore, brings together the research on the physiological foundations and on the biological effects of breast feeding, both short and long term. This book contains the work of scientists from over thirty countries, many of whom are leading researchers in their fields, and details papers presented by the invited speakers of the conference and short summaries of presentations of original research results.

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Contributors. Preface. Breastfeeding in Modern and Ancient Times: Facts, Ideas and Beliefs; O. Tönz. Beer and Breastfeeding; B. Koletzko, F. Lehner. Does Breast-Feeding Protect Against Childhood Obesity? R. von Kries, et al. Nutrients, Growth and the Development of Programmed Metabolic Function; A.A. Jackson. Early Programming of Glucose Metabolism, Insulin Action and Longevity; C.N. Hales. The Mammary Gland - Infant Intestine Immunologic Dyad; L.Å.Hanson, et al. Breast Feeding and the Intestinal Microflora of the Infant - Implications for Protection against Infectious Diseases; A.E. Wold, I. Adlerberth. Opsonophagocytosis versus Lectinophagocytosis in Human Milk Macrophages; H. Schroten, et al. Is Allergy a Preventable Disease? B. Björkstén. Breast-Feeding and the Development of Cow's Milk Protein Allergy; K.M. Saarinen, et al. Maternal Asthma Status Alters the Relation of Infant Feeding to Asthma in Childhood; A.L. Wright, et al. Does Breast-Feeding Affect the Risk for Coeliac Disease? A. Ivarsson, et al. Breastfeeding and Growth in Rural Kenyan Toddlers; A.W. Onyango. Breastfeeding and Stunting among Toddlers in Peru; G.S. Marquis, J.-P. Habicht. Breastfeeding and Growth in Rural Senegalese Toddlers; K.B. Simondon, et al. Duration of Breast-Feeding and Linear Growth; K.F. Michaelsen, et al. The Association between Prolonged Breastfeeding and Poor Growth; J.-P. Habicht. Breastfeeding and HIV-1 Infection; R. Nduati. Subclinical Mastitis as a Risk Factor for Mother-Infant HIV Transmission; J.F. Willumsen, et al. Recommendations on Feeding Infants of HIV Positive Mothers; F. Savage, L. Lhotska. Transmission of Cytomegalovirus Infection through Breast Milk in Term and Preterm Infants; K.Hamprecht, et al. Physiology of Oligosaccharides in Lactating Women and Breast Fed Infants; K. Clemens, R. Silvia. Immunomodulatory Effects of Breast Milk Oligosaccharides; N. Klein, et al. Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Supply with Human Milk; T.U. Sauerwald, et al. Environmental Exposure to Polyunsaturated Biphenyls (PCBs) and Dioxins; E.R. Boersma, C.I. Lanting. Transition of Nitro Musks and Polycyclic Musks into Human Milk; B. Liebl, et al. Exposition to and Health Effects of Residues in Human Milk; H. Przyrembel, et al. Promotion of Breastfeeding Intervention Trial (PROBIT): A Cluster-Randomized Trial in the Republic of Belarus; M.S. Kramer, et al. Provision of Supplementary Fluids to Breast Fed Infants and Later Breast Feeding Success; C. Kind, et al. Breastfeeding Promotion &endash; Is its Effectiveness Supported by Scientific Evidence and Global Changes in Breastfeeding Behaviors? C.K. Lutter. Apoptosis in Lactating Rat Mammary Tissue using TUNEL Method; T. Iizuka, et al. Energy Intake and Growth of Breast-Fed Infants in Two Regions of Mexico; A. Bolaños, et al. Effect of Human Milk and Recombinant EGF, TGF&agr;, and IGF-1 on Small Intestinal Cell Proliferation; C. Wagner, D. Forsythe. Low Breast Milk Vitamin A Concentration Reflects an Increased Risk of Low Liver Vitamin A Stores in Women; A. Rice, et al. Vitamin A in Milk Can Potentially Reduce the Replication of Enveloped Viruses in Infants; C. Isaacs, et al. Nucloside Analyses of Human Milk at 4 Stages of Lactation; M. Gerichhausen, et al. Quantitative Analysis of Human Milk Oligosaccharides by Capillary Electrophoresis; D. Newburg, et al. Zinc Intakes and Plasma Concentrations in Infancy; E. Sievers, et al. Nutritive Significance of Element Speciation in Breast Milk; B