Human Milk Sampling Protocols Affect Estimation of Infant Lipid Intake.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Human milk (HM) lipid content is highly variable, and infants consume different volumes of milk. This makes precise sampling and calculation of the infant lipid intake problematic.

Objectives

In order to describe inaccuracies of estimates of lipid content introduced by various sampling protocols, we compared the true infant lipid intake with estimated intakes using different milk sampling protocols.

Methods

Monthly milk samples (n = 1026) from months 1 to 6 of lactation were collected from 20 healthy, exclusively breastfeeding women. Infant lipid intake was measured by 24-hour test-weighing at month 3. Total lipid content was measured by creamatocrit. Concentrations and infant lipid intakes were calculated using 11 sampling protocols, using either the true

SUBMITTER: George AD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7675139 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature