Then you have fructose, the only type of sugar found in fruits. Itâs metabolized in the liver, as opposed to in the blood stream. Sucrose, more commonly known as table sugar, is simply a combination of both glucose and fructose. RELATED: The Bitter Truth About Sugar and Its Effects on Our Health.
of or pertaining to newborn babies, esp. to their care during the first few weeks of life. Adj. 1. neonatal - relating to or affecting the infant during the first month after birth; neonatal care; the neonatal period.
Definition of Neonatal jaundice. Neonatal jaundice: Yellowish staining of the skin and whites of the newborn's eyes (sclerae) by pigment of bile (bilirubin). In newborn babies a degree of jaundice is normal. It is due to the breakdown of red blood cells (which release bilirubin into the blood) and to the immaturity of the newborn's liver (which cannot effectively metabolize the bilirubin and prepare it for excretion into the urine).