Vitamins, Vegetables and Metal Elements Are Positively Associated with Breast Milk Oligosaccharide Composition among Mothers in Tianjin, China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) are a group of breast milk carbohydrates exerting pivotal benefits for breastfed infants. Whether maternal diet is associated with breastmilk HMO composition has not been well-characterized.

Objectives

We investigated the associations between dietary nutrient intake and HMO concentrations in a general pregnant and postpartum population.

Methods

A total of 383 breast milk samples and the corresponding food frequency questionnaires during 0-400 postpartum days from 277 mothers were collected. Six different HMOs were detected in mothers' milk. The correlation between nutrients and HMOs were analyzed using a linear mixed-effects model.

Results

We found plant nutrients, vitamin A, vitamin C and vegetables as positive pre

SUBMITTER: Li X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9570563 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature