Human milk fatty acids profile changes during prolonged lactation: A cross-sectional study

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 7-10

  Lubetzky, Ronit ^a,b,e   Zaidenberg Israeli, Galit ^a,b   Mimouni, Francis B ^c,e   Dollberg, Shaul ^a,e   Shimoni, Eyal ^d   Ungar, Yael ^d   Mandel, Dror ^a,e  

^a LIS MATERNITY HOSPITAL   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c SHAARE ZEDEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^d TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^e TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Cholesterol; Fatty acids; Human milk; Lactation

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; LAURIC ACID; MYRISTIC ACID; SATURATED FATTY ACID; UNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FATTY ACID ANALYSIS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD COMPOSITION; HUMAN; LACTATION;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FATTY ACIDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACTATION; MALE; MILK, HUMAN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84855876283     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (23)

1. http://www.who.int/topics/breastfeeding/en. Accessed: January 20, 2010.
2. Gartner LM, Morton J, Lawrence RA, et al.; American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Breastfeeding. Breastfeeding and the use of human milk. Pediatrics 2005; 115: 496-506.
3. American Academy of Family Physicians. Breastfeeding (position paper). http:// www.aafp.org/online/en/home/policy/policies/b/breastfeedingpositionpaper. html. Accessed January 20, 2010.
4. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Breastfeeding: maternal and infant aspects. Special report from ACOG. ACOG Clin Rev 2007; 12 (Suppl): 1-16S.
5. Fall CH, Barker DJ, Osmond C, Winter PD, Clark PM, Hales CN. Relation of infant feeding to adult serum cholesterol concentration and death from ischaemic heart disease. BMJ 1992; 304: 801-5.
6. Leeson CP, Kattenhorn M, Deanfield JE, Lucas A. Duration of breast feeding and arterial distensibility in early adult life: population based study. BMJ 2001; 322: 643-7.
7. Mandel D, Lubetzky R, Dollberg S, Barak S, Mimouni FB. Fat and energy contents of expressed human breast milk in prolonged lactation. Pediatrics 2005; 116: e432-5.
8. Hayes KC. Saturated fats and blood lipids: new slant on an old story. Can J Cardiol 1995; 11 (Suppl G): 39-46G.
9. Clark RM, Ferris AM, Fey M, Brown PB, Hundrieser KE, Jensen RG. Changes in the lipids of human milk from 2 to 16 weeks postpartum. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 1982; 1: 311-15.
10. Ruel MT, Dewey KG, Martinez C, Flores R, Brown KH. Validation of single daytime samples of human milk to estimate the 24-h concentration of lipids in urban Guatemalan mothers. Am J Clin Nutr 1997; 65: 439-44.
11. Mitoulas LR, Gurrin LC, Doherty DA, Sherriff JL, Hartmann PE. Infant intake of fatty acids from human milk over the first year of lactation. Br J Nutr 2003; 90: 979-86.
12. Chouinard PY, Corneau L, Barbano DM, Metzger LE, Bauman DE. Conjugated linoleic acids alter milk fatty acid composition and inhibit milk fat secretion in dairy cows. J Nutr 1999; 129: 1579-84.
13. Shehadeh N, Aslih N, Shihab S, Werman MJ, Sheinman R, Shamir R. Human milk beyond one year post-partum: lower content of protein, calcium, and saturated very long-chain fatty acids. J Pediatr 2006; 148: 122-4.
14. Cruz ML, Wong WW, Mimouni F, et al. Effects of infant nutrition on cholesterol synthesis rates. Pediatr Res 1994; 35: 135-40.
15. Reiser R, Sidelman Z. Control of serum cholesterol homeostasis by cholesterol in the milk of the suckling rat. J Nutr 1972; 102: 1009-16.
16. Rouse MS, Rotger M, Piper KE, et al. In vitro and in vivo evaluations of the activities of lauric acid monoester formulations against Staphylococcus aureus. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2005; 49: 3187-91.
17. Carpo BG, Verallo-Rowell VM, Kabara J. Novel antibacterial activity of monolaurin compared with conventional antibiotics against organisms from skin infections: an in vitro study. J Drugs Dermatol 2007; 6: 991-8.
18. Hornung B, Amtmann E, Sauer G. Lauric acid inhibits the maturation of vesicular stomatitis virus. J Gen Virol 1994; 75: 353-61.
19. Koletzko B, Rodriguez-Palmero M. Polyunsaturated fatty acids in human milk and their role in early infant development. J Mammary Gland Biol Neoplasia 1999; 4: 269-84.
20. Endevelt R, Shahar DR. Omega-3: the vanishing nutrient beyond cardiovascular prevention and treatment. IMAJ Isr Med Assoc J 2004; 6: 235-9.
21. Dubnov G, Berry EM. Omega-6/omega-3 fatty acid ratio: the Israeli paradox. World Rev Nutr Diet 2003; 92: 81-91.
22. Krauss RM, Deckelbaum RJ, Ernst N, et al. Dietary guidelines for healthy American adults: a statement for health professionals from the Nutrition Committee, American Heart Association. Circulation 1996; 94: 1795-800.
23. United States Department of Agriculture, Technical bulletin No 1904, Oct 2003. http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/tb1904/tb1904.pdf (Accessed November 13, 2011).