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Given the evident toxicological impact of certain elements on lactants, and considering that the absorption of these is significantly higher than in adults, it is desirable that infant formulae are proportionally similar or inferior in levels of concentration to those supplying human milk (1–7).
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Blasco, I.N., Elízaga, I.V., Pérez, A.M. (1996). Dietary Intake of Toxic Trace Elements in Infant Feeding. In: Nève, J., Chappuis, P., Lamand, M. (eds) Therapeutic Uses of Trace Elements. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0167-5_10
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