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SUBMITTER: Al-Hassan A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8746783 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Al-Hassan Ateka A Vyas Rutvi R Zhang Yue Y Sisitsky Michaela M Gagoski Borjan B Litt Jonathan S JS Larsen Ryan J RJ Kuchan Matthew J MJ Lasekan John B JB Sutton Brad P BP Grant Patricia Ellen PE Ou Yangming Y Morton Sarah U SU
Nutrients 20211231 1
Pregnancy and lactation can change the maternal nutrient reserve. Non-invasive, quantitative markers of maternal nutrient intake could enable personalized dietary recommendations that improve health outcomes in mothers and infants. Macular pigment optical density (MPOD) is a candidate marker, as MPOD values generally reflect carotenoid intake. We evaluated the association of MPOD with dietary and breastmilk carotenoids in postpartum women. MPOD measurements and dietary intake of five carotenoids ...[more]