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Breast-feeding Protects against Arsenic Exposure in Bangladeshi Infants

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2008

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Britta Fängström, Sophie E. Moore, Barbro Nermell, Linda Kuenstl, Walter Goessler, Margaretha Grandér, Iqbal Kabir, Brita Palm, Shams El Arifeen, Marie Vahter
Environmental Health Perspectives

Abstract

Very little arsenic is excreted in breast milk, even in women with high exposure from drinking water. Thus, exclusive breast-feeding protects the infant from exposure to arsenic.

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