Dietary patterns and their association with breast milk macronutrient composition among lactating women.

ABSTRACT:

Backgroud

Breast milk is the optimal food for infant growth and development. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association between breast milk macronutrient composition with dietary pattern among lactating women.

Methods

A total of 220 lactating women from 2011 to 2012 in Changsha, a city of south-central China, was recruited using a multi-stage sampling method. Breast milk was collected, and the protein, fat, lactose, total dry matter, and energy contents of breast milk were measured. A 24 h recall method on three consecutive days was used to collect the dietary information of lactating women and an exploratory factor analysis was performed was to identify dietary patterns. The association between the concentration of a breast milk component and dietary pattern

SUBMITTER: Huang Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7273657 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature