The Fatty Acid Species and Quantity Consumed by the Breastfed Infant Are Important for Growth and Development.

ABSTRACT: The fatty acids (FAs) of human milk (HM) are the building blocks of the HM lipidome, contributing to infant health and development; however, this has not been comprehensively characterised with respect to infant intake. Eighteen Western Australian mother-infant dyads provided monthly longitudinal HM samples during six months of exclusive breastfeeding. Monthly anthropometric measurements, health data and basic maternal food frequency data were also collected. At three months, infant 24 h milk intake and total lipid intake were measured. The FA profile was analysed using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Linear regression and Pearson's correlation were used to identify associations between HM FA composition, HM FA intake, maternal characteristics and infant growth and developmental outc

SUBMITTER: George AD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8621480 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature