Influence of the Lactating Women Diet on the Concentration of the Lipophilic Vitamins in Human Milk


Authors

  • Grazyna Duda Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Medical Sciences of Poznan, Poland
  • Malgorzata Nogala-Kalucka Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition, The August Cieszkowski Agricultural University of Poznan, Poland
  • Wanda Karwowska Faculty of Human Nutrition and Consumer Sciences, Warsaw Agricultural University (SGGW), Poland
  • Bogumila Kupczyk Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition, The August Cieszkowski Agricultural University of Poznan, Poland
  • Eleonora Lampart-Szczapa Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition, The August Cieszkowski Agricultural University of Poznan, Poland

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3923/pjn.2009.629.634

Keywords:

Breast milk, lactating women, lipophilic vitamins, nutrition

Abstract

The aim of the study was to assess the intake of vitamins A and E by Polish breast feeding mothers and the correlation between the intake of these vitamins and their concentration in the maternal milk. Dietary intake was assessed by triple 24 h diet recall questionnaire. Milk samples were collected and the content of vitamin A and E was determined. The mean intake of vitamin E (7.7±3.4 mg/day) covered 54.7% of the recommended value. The mean vitamin A content in daily food rations (DFR) -1012±735 μg-allowed to cover 63.2% of the requirement. The mean concentration of vitamin A in milk was 57.07±29.3 μg/100 mL. There was a correlation of the content of vitamin A in milk and the intake of this vitamin (r = 0.371) and the intake of essential fatty acids (r = 0.455) also. The mean concentration of the vitamin E in the milk (413.1±194.4 mg/100 mL), statistically significant correlated with its intake in DFR (r = 0.483). DFR of breast-feeding mothers, were characterized by insufficient supply of vitamins A and E. The dietary intake of these vitamins correlated with their concentration in maternal milk.

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Published

15.04.2009

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 5 (2009)

Section

Research Article

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How to Cite

Duda, G., Nogala-Kalucka, M., Karwowska, W., Kupczyk, B., & Lampart-Szczapa, E. (2009). Influence of the Lactating Women Diet on the Concentration of the Lipophilic Vitamins in Human Milk. Pakistan Journal of Nutrition, 8(5), 629–634. https://doi.org/10.3923/pjn.2009.629.634