Fatty acid composition of mature breast milk of Saudi lactating mothers

Al‐Othman, Abdulaziz; El-Fawaz, Hanan A.; Hewdy, Fawzy M.; Abdullah, Nadia M.

doi:10.1016/0308-8146(95)00194-8

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“…Lactating women from Asian (Malay, India, Nepal) and Saudi Arabia showed higher SFA contents in milk lipid (51.7%, 50.5%, 65.8% and 56.2%, respectively) [9,25,26], whereas Chinese [9,12], Canadian [7], Brazil [27], Western Iran [28] and European [29] lactating women showed similar values to those found in this study (38.5-44.9%). Percentages of medium-chain saturated FAs (C 8:0-C 14:0, MCSFAs) found in the milk of Turkish women (13.5%, Table 2) were within the range [25][26][27][28][29][30][31]. These FAs can either be synthesized de novo in mammary tissue or other maternal organs (primarily medium-and intermediate-chain fatty acids) or be derived from the mother's diet [18,[32][33][34].…”

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“…In this study, the SFA contents of mature milk (40.7% total FAs, Table 3) were very close to recent reviews on FA composition of human milk [7,9,18,19]. Lactating women from Asian (Malay, India, Nepal) and Saudi Arabia showed higher SFA contents in milk lipid (51.7%, 50.5%, 65.8% and 56.2%, respectively) [9,25,26], whereas Chinese [9,12], Canadian [7], Brazil [27], Western Iran [28] and European [29] lactating women showed similar values to those found in this study (38.5-44.9%). Percentages of medium-chain saturated FAs (C 8:0-C 14:0, MCSFAs) found in the milk of Turkish women (13.5%, Table 2) were within the range [25][26][27][28][29][30][31].…”

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confidence: 87%

“…It could be said that the a-linolenic acid level found in the milk of Turkish lactating women in this study was rather similar if range values reported for the world population (min-max range 0.10-1.4%) are considered [9,19,25,26,33]. The increased consumption of C18:2n-6 in Western societies would be capable of increasing the C18:2n-6/C18:3n-3 ratio in human milk.…”

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TransFatty Acids and Fatty Acid Composition of Mature Breast Milk in Turkish Women and Their Association with Maternal Diet's

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Turan

2009

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The aim of this study was to determine the fatty acid composition and trans fatty acid and fatty acid contents of breast milk in Turkish women and to find the effect of breastfeeding mothers' diet on trans fatty acid and fatty acid composition. Mature milk samples obtained from 50 Turkish nursing women were analyzed. Total milk lipids extracts were transmethylated and analyzed by using gas liquid chromatography to determine fatty acids contents. A questionnaire was applied to observe eating habits and 3 days dietary records from mothers were obtained. Daily dietary intake of total energy and nutrients were estimated by using nutrient database. The mean total trans fatty acids contents was 2.13 +/- 1.03%. The major sources of trans fatty acids in mothers' diets were margarines-butter (37.0%), bakery products and confectionery (29.6%). Mothers who had high level of trans isomers in their milk consumed significantly higher amounts of these products. Saturated fatty acids, polyunsaturated fatty acids and monounsaturated fatty acids of human milk constituted 40.7 +/- 4.7%, 26.9 +/- 4.2% and 30.8 +/- 0.6% of the total fatty acids, respectively. The levels of fatty acids in human milk may reflect the current diet of the mother as well as the diet consumed early in pregnancy. Margarines, bakery products and confectionery are a major source of trans fatty acids in maternal diet in Turkey.

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2009

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“…Al-Othman et al (112) analyzed the milks from Saudi mothers. They utilized a packed GLC column and did not detect 20:4n-6, 20:5n-3, and 22:6n-3.…”

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Lipids in human milk

Jensen

1999

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I have reviewed recent (March 1995-December 1997) papers on human milk lipids including many on fatty acid (FA) composition. The effects of maternal diets on the profiles are apparent. However, more data on the composition of milk lipids are needed. It is noteworthy that so few papers on milk FA composition have reported analyses using high-resolution gas-liquid chromatography columns. Two of these were on milk from women in North America. The diets in North America are varied and the number of analyses few. We do not have a reliable data base showing the ranges of biologically important acids. Except for the gangliosides, few new data on the other lipids appeared during this period.

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