Arachidonic acid: (AA, sometimes ARA) is a polyunsaturated omega-6 fatty acid 20:4(ω-6). It is the counterpart to the saturated arachidic acid found in peanut oil, (L. arachis – peanut.)

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Acceptable, Feasible, Affordable, Sustainable, and Safe:specific conditions that are needed if replacement feeds such as formula milks are to be given safely to infants.

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Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) , launched by WHO and UNICEF in 1991, following the Innocenti Declaration of 1990. The initiative is a global effort to implement practices that protect, promote and support breastfeeding.

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Breast milk substitute

Central nervous system, the part of the nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord. The peripheral nervous system (or PNS), is composed of nerves leading to and from the CNS, often through junctions known as ganglia. The central nervous system is so named because it integrates information it receives from, and coordinates and influences the activity of, all parts of the bodies of bilaterally symmetric animals.

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United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child

Docosahexaenoic acid: an omega-3 fatty acid that is a primary structural component of the human brain, cerebral cortex, skin, sperm, testicles and retina. It can be synthesized from alpha-linolenic acid or obtained directly from maternal milk or fish oil. DHA's structure is a carboxylic acid (-oic acid) with a 22-carbon chain (docosa- is Greek for 22) and six (hexa-) cis double bonds (-en).

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Essential Fatty Acids are fatty acids that humans and other animals must ingest because the body requires them for good health but cannot synthesize them. The term "essential fatty acid" refers to fatty acids required for biological processes but does not include the fats that only act as fuel. Only two fatty acids are known to be essential for humans: alpha-linolenic acid (an omega-3 fatty acid) and linoleic acid (an omega-6 fatty acid). Some other fatty acids are sometimes classified as "conditionally essential," meaning that they can become essential under some developmental or disease conditions; examples include docosahexaenoic acid (an omega-3 fatty acid) and gamma-linolenic acid (an omega-6 fatty acid).

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Formula for special medical purposes

Iron-deficiency anemia, a common anemia (low red blood cell or hemoglobin levels) caused by insufficient dietary intake and absorption of iron, and/or iron loss from bleeding which can originate from a range of sources such as the intestinal, uterine or urinary tract. Iron deficiency causes approximately half of all anemia cases worldwide, and affects women more often than men. World estimates of iron deficiency occurrence are somewhat vague, but the true number probably exceeds one billion people.

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the onset of milk secretion and includes all of the changes in the mammary epithelium necessary to go from the undifferentiated mammary gland in early pregnancy to full lactation sometime after parturition.

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Long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids: fatty acids with 12 or more carbons and containing more than one double bond. Examples of foods high in polyunsaturated fats include vegetable oils, corn, sunflower, and soy.

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Milk Fat Globule

Nervonic acid, monounsaturated omega-9 fatty acid. Nervonic acid has been identified as important in the biosynthesis of nerve cell myelin. It is found in the sphingolipids of white matter in human brain.

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prolactin-inhibiting factor: A substance of hypothalamic origin capable of inhibiting the synthesis and release of prolactin. Also called prolactin-inhibiting hormone, prolactostatin.

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Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition. SACN advises on nutrition and related health matters. It advises Public Health England and other UK government organisations.

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often referred to simply as blood albumin, is a globular protein that in humans is encoded by the ALB gene. Serum albumin is produced by the liver, occurs dissolved in blood plasma and is the most abundant blood protein in mammals. Albumin is essential for maintaining the oncotic pressure needed for proper distribution of body fluids between blood vessels and body tissues; without albumin, the high pressure in the blood vessels would force more fluids out into the tissues. It also acts as a plasma carrier by non-specifically binding several hydrophobic steroid hormones and as a transport protein for hemin and fatty acids. Too much or too little circulating serum albumin may be harmful.

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Triacylglycerol, an ester derived from glycerol and three fatty acids. As a blood lipid, it helps enable the bidirectional transference of adipose fat and blood glucose from the liver.

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United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund

Vitamin K deficiency bleeding. All babies are born with low levels of vitamin K. Although these vitamin K stores get used up quickly in the first few days of a baby's life, there is usually enough to stop bleeding. However, a very small number of newborn babies, about one in 10,000 babies, have vitamin K deficiency bleeding (VKDB) . These babies don't have enough vitamin K to make their blood clot. If your baby has a deficiency of vitamin K, he may spontaneously bruise or bleed. This can happen within the first 12 weeks of birth. Early warning signs are bleeding from the nose or mouth, or bleeding from the umbilical stump or bottom.

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