Adherence to the Traditional Mediterranean Diet and Human Milk Composition: Rationale, Design, and Subject Characteristics of the MEDIDIET Study

Frontiers in Pediatrics

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Guido E. Moro¹  Adriano Decarli²  Monica Ferraroni²  Alessandra Tavani²  Bernd Stahl³  Frank Wiens³  Enrico Bertino⁴  Francesca Bravi²  Paola Tonetto⁴  Alberto Gatta⁵  Pasqua A. Quitadamo⁵  Gugliemo Salvatori⁶  Claudio Profeti⁷  Paola Di Nicola⁴ 

[1] Italian Association of Human Milk Banks (AIBLUD);Laboratory of Medical Statistics, Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Università degli Studi di Milano;Nutricia Research, Department of Human Milk Research and Analytical Science;Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Department of Public Health and Pediatrics, Università degli Studi di Torino;TIN-Neonatology Unit;Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, IRCCS Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù;Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Meyer di Firenze

关键词: maternal diet;    Mediterranean diet;    breast milk composition;    fatty acids;    anti-oxidative;    oxidative load;    lipid peroxidation;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fped.2019.00066

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Introduction: Knowledge about how a lactating woman's diet influences the composition of her breast milk is still very limited. In particular, no study has evaluated the role of adherence to the Mediterranean diet on human milk characteristics. Aim: We carried out an observational study to investigate the influence of mother adherence to a Mediterranean diet on her breast milk composition. Methods: Between 2012 and 2014, 300 healthy mothers, who exclusively breastfed their babies, were enrolled from five centers across Italy. During a visit to the hospital center 6 weeks after childbirth these women were asked to provide a sample of their freshly expressed breast milk and to answer a series of questions on personal characteristics and lifestyle factors. The application of a validated food frequency questionnaire allowed the collection of detailed dietary habits. Milk was collected and then stored until chemical analyses were performed. The study has been registered (Trial Registration: Dutch Trial register NTR3468). Descriptive analyses on baseline characteristics of mothers and babies were carried out on the participants, overall and stratified by center. Results: The participants had a mean age of 33 years (SD = 4.06), and a pre-pregnancy BMI of 22.3 Kg/m 2 (SD = 3.22). Forty-seven percent gave birth to their first child, 40% to the second 13% to the third or subsequent child. Babies had a mean birth weight of 3,324 g (DS = 389), and a mean length of 51 cm (SD = 1.94). Fifty-three percent were males. Conclusion: The present work provides the general description and the characteristics of mothers and babies included in the MediDiet study.

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