We Are What Our Grandmothers Ate

Ng Yee Voon, Senior dietitian

20-Mar-14 16:00

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While breast milk is always touted as the best option for the nutrition of infants, few studies have actually been devoted to its components. What are the components of breast milk, and how does breastfeeding affect the infant's development? Telling us more about these as well as early life nutrition is Ng Yee Voon, senior dietitian.

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