Increasing serum calcium and magnesium concentrations in breast-fed infants: Longitudinal studies of minerals in human milk and in sera of nursing mothers and their infants

Greer, Frank R.; Tsang, Reginald C.; Levin, Ronald S.; Searcy, John E.; Wu, Rebecca; Steichen, Jean J.

doi:10.1016/s0022-3476(82)80235-7

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“…Vaughan et al [15] found no signifi cant changes in serum magnesium in 24 nursing mothers from 4 to 31 mo of lactation. Greer et al [16], however, found that serum magnesium increased in 18 nursing women from 3 wk to 26 wk of lactation despite their decreasing dietary intake of magnesium. Caddell et al [23] observed in Thai women that the plasma magnesium concentration of postpartum women was significantly lower than it was in young nulliparous women, and that the postpartum women retained more magnesium than the nulliparous women when a parenteral load of magnesium was given, an indication of a magnesium deficit.…”

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“…To meet the RDA for magnesium, the lactating women in our study would need to consume about 3,500 kcal from their self-selected diets; such a high level of energy intake would be inappropriate. Vaughan et al [15] and Greer et al [16] also noted that the dietary intake of magnesium remained below the RDA for lactating women. Vaughan et al [15] suggest that the RDA for magnesium may be too high.…”

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Dietary magnesium intake and the concentration of magnesium in plasma and erythrocytes of postpartum women.

Moser¹,

Issa²,

Reynolds³

1983

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

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Dietary magnesium intakes and concentrations of magnesium in plasma and erythrocytes were determined in 23 lactating and 13 nonlactating healthy pregnant women from 37 wk of gestation through 6 mo postpartum. Food composites, collected for 3 days, were analyzed for magnesium, and energy intake was calculated from 3-day dietary records. The lactating women consumed significantly greater (P less than .05) amounts of magnesium and energy than the nonlactating women. Mean postpartum intake of magnesium was 55% of the recommended dietary allowance (RDA) for lactating women and 48% of the RDA for nonlactating women. Neither lactation nor length of lactation significantly affected plasma magnesium concentration or erythrocyte magnesium concentration. Dietary magnesium intake was not significantly correlated with the level of magnesium in either the plasma or erythrocytes.

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Dietary magnesium intake and the concentration of magnesium in plasma and erythrocytes of postpartum women.

Moser¹,

Issa²,

Reynolds³

1983

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

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“…The milk concentrations of calcium, phosphorus, and magnesium do not generally correspond to their respective values in maternal serum; however, Greer et al [28] noted a weak but significant positive correlation between maternal intake of calcium and milk concentration. In that longitudinal investigation, a significant decline was observed in human milk phosphorus levels from 147 mg/l at 3 weeks of lactation to 107 mg/l at 26 weeks.…”

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Human Milk: Nutritional Aspects of a Dynamic Food

Picciano

1998

Neonatology

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The composition and volume of human milk progressively changes with the onset and duration of lactation and can be influenced by maternal nutritional factors. Current evidence indicates that infant demand is the major determinant of the quantity of milk transferred to the nursing infant. Human milk is remarkable for its variability, and ranges of intakes of milk constituents are comparable with normal patterns of infant growth and development. Lipids are by far the most variable constituents in human milk with both long-term maternal nutrition states and daily intake capable of exerting an influence. Maternal vitamin intake bears a strong relationship to milk content, and appropriate intakes of vitamins D and K may not always be furnished to nursing infants. Major and trace minerals in human milk are not greatly affected by maternal diet, with selenium and iodine being notable exceptions. Compartmentalization and molecular forms of the trace elements in human milk are associated with high infant bioavailability. The success of lactation should be measured using maternal and infant indices of nutritional adequacy.

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“…breast-fed infants, Greer et al (16) found that the serum calcium and magnesium levels of the infants increased overtime. These findings were thought to be due to the fact that concentrations of serum calcium and magnesium are inversely related to the concentration of serum phosphorus.…”

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Trace Element and Mineral Nutrition During Lactation

Picciano¹

2000

Clinical Nutrition of the Essential Trace Elements and Minerals

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Increasing serum calcium and magnesium concentrations in breast-fed infants: Longitudinal studies of minerals in human milk and in sera of nursing mothers and their infants

Cited by 46 publications

References 18 publications

Dietary magnesium intake and the concentration of magnesium in plasma and erythrocytes of postpartum women.

Dietary magnesium intake and the concentration of magnesium in plasma and erythrocytes of postpartum women.

Human Milk: Nutritional Aspects of a Dynamic Food

Trace Element and Mineral Nutrition During Lactation

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