Research Progress on Vitamin C Health Effects on Infants and Vitamin C in Human Milk
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), Abstract
Human milk contains a large amount of vitamin C, which can meet the needs of newborns’ early growth and development. Vitamin C has been proven to have multiple functions such as preventing scurvy, treating hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy and preventing placental abruption. This article provides an overview of the content of vitamin C in human milk in different countries/regions, the factors influencing it and its health effects on infants, hoping to provide a reference for the development of infant formula milk powder.
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