Nutrient Regulation during Pregnancy, Lactation, and Infant Growth

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiv

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2. Mechanisms of Fetal Growth Retardation in the Underweight Mother

   • Pedro Rosso, Sofía P. Salas

   Pages 1-9

3. Energy Balance in Pregnancy and Lactation

   • Andrew M. Prentice, Sally D. Poppitt, Gail R. Goldberg, Peter R. Murgatroyd, Alison E. Black, William A. Coward

   Pages 11-26

4. Influence of Body Composition on Food Intake

   • J. P. Flatt

   Pages 27-44

5. Cellular Mechanisms for the Regulation of Adipose Tissue Lipid Metabolism in Pregnancy and Lactation

   • Dermot H. Williamson, Patricia Lund

   Pages 45-70

6. Animal Models for the Study of Adipose Regulation in Pregnancy and Lactation

   • Alan W. Bell, Dale E. Bauman

   Pages 71-84

7. Endocrine Regulation of Nutrient Flux in the Lactating Woman

   • Margaret C. Neville, Clare Casey, William W. Hay Jr.

   Pages 85-98

8. Maternal Fatness in Mexican Women Predicts Body Composition Changes in Pregnancy and Lactation

   • Homero Martínez, Lindsay H. Allen, Mary Lung’aho, Adolfo Chávez, Gretel H. Pelto

   Pages 99-107

9. Maternal Anthropometry Predicts Benefit in Lactational Performance of Undernourished Guatemalan Women

   • Teresa González-Cossío, Jean-Pierre Habicht, Kathleen M. Rasmussen

   Pages 109-117

10. The Physiological Significance of Circulating Transferrin Receptors

    • James D. Cook, Roy D. Baynes, Barry S. Skikne

    Pages 119-126

11. The Consequences of Iron Deficiency and Anemia in Pregnancy

    • Fernando E. Viteri

    Pages 127-139

12. Folate Binding Proteins

    • Jacob Selhub

    Pages 141-149

13. Iron and Folate Supplementation during Pregnancy

    • O. Thanangkul, K. Amatayakul, P. Kulapongs, P. Winijakul, B. A. Underwood

    Pages 151-156

14. Folate Status during Pregnancy and Lactation

    • Deborah L. O’Connor

    Pages 157-172

15. Vitamin B12 Metabolism and Status during Pregnancy, Lactation and Infancy

    • Lindsay H. Allen

    Pages 173-186

16. The Function of Vitamin A in Cellular Growth and Differentiation, and Its Roles during Pregnancy and Lactation

    • A. Catharine Ross, Elizabeth M. Gardner

    Pages 187-200

17. The Role of Vitamin A in Child Growth, Development and Survival

    • Barbara A. Underwood

    Pages 201-208

18. Molecular Basis for Abnormal Parturition in Zinc Deficiency in Rats

    • G. E. Bunce, F. Lytton, B. Gunesekera, M. Vessal, C. Kim

    Pages 209-214

19. Zinc Supplementation and Child Growth in Ecuador

    • Henri Dirren, Denis Barclay, Joaquina Gil Ramos, Rebeca Lozano, Maria Magdalena Montalvo, Nelson Dávila et al.

    Pages 215-222

20. Whole Body Zinc Metabolism in Full-Term Breastfed and Formula Fed Infants

    • Nancy F. Krebs, Carol Reidinger, Jamie Westcott, Leland V. Miller, Paul V. Fennessey, K. Michael Hambidge

    Pages 223-226

Almost every aspect of energy and nutrient metabolism is altered by hormonal and other physiological changes during pregnancy and lactation. While it is evident that hormonal adjustments affect nutrient requirements, these are rarely considered when nutrient recommen­ dations are made for pregnant or lactating women, and often neglected during evaluation of nutritional status. In addition, changes in nutrient metabolism during the stages of pregnancy and oflactation are usually considered separately, while in reality events during pregnancy can have a major influence on nutritional status and nutrient requirements during lactation. The purpose of this volume is to describe changes in the metabolism of important nutrients during pregnancy and lactation, including the physiological basis for these changes and their implications for nutrient requirements and assessment. Authors have considered such issues as inter-relationships between endocrine changes and nutrient metabolism at the tissue, cellular and molecular level; alterations in nutrient binding proteins; the efficiency of nutrient absorp­ tion and retention; and the impact on maternal as well as fetal nutritional status. Another unique aspect of this book is the focus on pregnancy and lactation as a continuum.

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• University of California-Davis, Davis, USA

  Lindsay Allen, Bo Lönnerdal

• University of California-Berkeley, Berkeley, USA

  Janet King

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