Fat-soluble vitamins in the maternal diet, influence of cod liver oil supplementation and impact of the maternal diet on human milk composition
- Autor(en)
- Anna S. Olafsdottir, Karl Heinz Wagner, Inga Thorsdottir, Ibrahim Elmadfa
- Abstrakt
Background/Aims: To investigate lactating mothers' intake of fat-soluble vitamins in free-living subjects and to what extent cod liver oil supplementation influences the maternal intake in a population with common intake of cod liver oil. The impact of maternal diet on the concentration of fat-soluble vitamins in human milk was studied. Methods: Dietary intake of 77 lactating women was investigated by 24-hour diet recalls and breast-milk samples were taken at the same occasions. Breast milk samples were analyzed for fat-soluble vitamins. Results: The median intakes were 927 μg/day for vitamin A, 5.5 mg/day for vitamin E and 3.3 μg/day for vitamin D. Maternal vitamin A, E and D intakes were higher when the diet was supplemented with cod liver oil. Icelandic breast milk was found to have high contents of vitamin A and E. Only vitamin D was too low in breast milk to meet the recommended intake for infants. Retinylpalmitate in relation to lipids correlated with maternal vitamin A intake (r = 0.23, p < 0.05). The group with cod liver oil supplementation had significantly lower levels of γ-tocopherol in breast milk (p < 0.01), whereas the supplementation did not affect other fat-soluble vitamins. Conclusion: The recommended intake of fat-soluble vitamins for lactating women can more easily be met with a cod liver oil supplementation than diet alone. Only vitamin D in human milk cannot meet the recommended intakes for infants, with normal breastfeeding. There is a relationship between the content of vitamins A and E in human milk and the maternal diet.
- Organisation(en)
- Department für Ernährungswissenschaften
- Externe Organisation(en)
- Landspitali-University Hospital, University of Iceland
- Journal
- Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism
- Band
- 45
- Seiten
- 265-272
- Anzahl der Seiten
- 8
- ISSN
- 0250-6807
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000046737
- Publikationsdatum
- 2001
- Peer-reviewed
- Ja
- ÖFOS 2012
- 303009 Ernährungswissenschaften
- Schlagwörter
- ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete
- Medicine (miscellaneous), Nutrition and Dietetics
- Sustainable Development Goals
- SDG 3 – Gesundheit und Wohlergehen
- Link zum Portal
- https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/de/publications/fatsoluble-vitamins-in-the-maternal-diet-influence-of-cod-liver-oil-supplementation-and-impact-of-the-maternal-diet-on-human-milk-composition(42cc79e4-fa69-43d3-8449-d7289f175a15).html