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Sunflower Seeds
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Sunflower Seeds

Susan Arias and Sujata K. Bhatia
Medical Applications for Biomaterials in Bolivia
2015
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16775-6_6

Abstract

Healthy Snack Helianthus Annuus Neonatal Sepsis Sunflower Seed Transepidermal Water Loss
Sunflower seeds contribute to a large percentage of the world’s vegetable oil production (United States Department of Agriculture in Sunflowerseed, 2014b). They are also a healthy snack rich in vitamins and other nutrients with a variety of anti-inflammatory, cardiovascular, energy, and other health benefits (The World’s Healthiest Foods in Sunflower Seeds, 2014). The topical application of sunflower seed oil (SSO) on the skin of premature newborns has been found to reduce the incidence of invasive bacterial infections compared to control groups (Darmstadt et al. in Pediatr Infect Dis J 23(8):719–725, 2004). This reduction in preterm infant bacterial infections with a treatment that requires very little training is especially significant for medical care in low-income countries whose high infant mortality rates are often due to lack of trained personnel capable of delivering treatment (World Health Organization in Neonatal conditions, 2013, in Newborn death and illness, 2014).

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