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Creamatocrit: simple clinical technique for estimating fat concentration and energy value of human milk.
BMJ · 1978 · Vol. 1(6119) · pp. 1018–1020
Alan Lucas✉(John Radcliffe Hospital)J.A.H. Gibbs(St Bartholomew's Hospital)R. L. J. Lyster(St Bartholomew's Hospital)J D Baum(Royal Victoria Hospital)
Abstract
A simple micromethod has been devised for estimating the fat and energy content of human milk based on the centrifugation of milk in a haematocrit centrifuge. The percentage of cream, or "creamatocrit," is read from the haematocrit capillary tube and is linearly related to the fat and energy content. The technique, which is rapid and cheap, may be used in clinical practice, in research, and in epidemiological studies.
Infant Nutrition and HealthBreastfeeding Practices and InfluencesClinical Nutrition and GastroenterologyCentrifugeCentrifugationSimple (philosophy)Milk fatChromatographyComputer scienceFood scienceChemistryPhysics
MeSH terms
CentrifugationDietary FatsEnergy MetabolismHumansMethodsMilk, Human
Funding
- Wellcome Trust
- Nuffield Foundation
- Goddard Space Flight Center
- Medical Research Council
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Calorie conversion factors. An experimental reassessment of the factors used in the calculation of the energy value of human diets
British Journal Of Nutrition · 1970 · 467 citations
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