Impact of Maternal Nutrient Consumption on Human Milk Macro Nutrient Composition: A Cross-Sectional Study

Objective: To increase the production of human milk, mothers must have an adequate, balanced, and healthy diet. This study investigated the effect of maternal food consumption on the macronutrient composition of breast milk. Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study included 46 mothers. Food c...

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Main Authors: Fatma Şule Bilgiç, Gülçin Bozkurt, Emine Asuman Çoban
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Language:English
Published: Istanbul University Press 2024-08-01
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Online Access:https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/file/JTA6CLJ8T5/BD1C1860E7B14DE5921F0D3416399D49
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Gülçin Bozkurt
Emine Asuman Çoban
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description Objective: To increase the production of human milk, mothers must have an adequate, balanced, and healthy diet. This study investigated the effect of maternal food consumption on the macronutrient composition of breast milk. Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study included 46 mothers. Food consumption and breast milk content of mothers were analysed on postnatal days 1, 5, and 15. Macro and micronutrient values consumed by the mothers were evaluated using the BeBis programme. Breast milk was analysed with Miris HMATM device. Results: In repeated measurements until mature milk was secreted (days 1st, 5th and 15th), the amount of carbohydrates and fat in breast milk gradually increased, whereas the amount of protein decreased. A significant negative correlation was observed between the amount of carbohydrates and energy consumed by mothers on the 5th day and the amount of breast milk proteins. There was a significant positive correlation between the amount of carbohydrates in the mothers’ food consumption on the 15th day and the amount of carbohydrates in their breast milk. Conclusions: The effect of nutrient consumption of the mothers in the study group in the last 24 h on the macronutrient levels of breast milk was evaluated. It was observed that maternal food consumption affected the macronutrient composition of breast milk during the three follow-ups. In repeated measurements, the nutrients consumed by the mothers affected the breast milk (transitional milk, and mature milk) content.
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spelling doaj-art-e4b754aaef814465a30766ed1830970e2025-08-20T02:58:40ZengIstanbul University PressÇocuk Dergisi1308-84912024-08-0124210511110.26650/jchild.2024.1486839123456Impact of Maternal Nutrient Consumption on Human Milk Macro Nutrient Composition: A Cross-Sectional StudyFatma Şule Bilgiç0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5950-2553Gülçin Bozkurt1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8528-2232Emine Asuman Çoban2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6573-242XHaliç Üniversitesi, Istanbul, Turkiyeİstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa, Istanbul, Turkiyeİstanbul Üniversitesi, İstanbul, TürkiyeObjective: To increase the production of human milk, mothers must have an adequate, balanced, and healthy diet. This study investigated the effect of maternal food consumption on the macronutrient composition of breast milk. Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study included 46 mothers. Food consumption and breast milk content of mothers were analysed on postnatal days 1, 5, and 15. Macro and micronutrient values consumed by the mothers were evaluated using the BeBis programme. Breast milk was analysed with Miris HMATM device. Results: In repeated measurements until mature milk was secreted (days 1st, 5th and 15th), the amount of carbohydrates and fat in breast milk gradually increased, whereas the amount of protein decreased. A significant negative correlation was observed between the amount of carbohydrates and energy consumed by mothers on the 5th day and the amount of breast milk proteins. There was a significant positive correlation between the amount of carbohydrates in the mothers’ food consumption on the 15th day and the amount of carbohydrates in their breast milk. Conclusions: The effect of nutrient consumption of the mothers in the study group in the last 24 h on the macronutrient levels of breast milk was evaluated. It was observed that maternal food consumption affected the macronutrient composition of breast milk during the three follow-ups. In repeated measurements, the nutrients consumed by the mothers affected the breast milk (transitional milk, and mature milk) content.https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/file/JTA6CLJ8T5/BD1C1860E7B14DE5921F0D3416399D49nutritional consumptionhuman milkmacronutrientcomposition
spellingShingle Fatma Şule Bilgiç
Gülçin Bozkurt
Emine Asuman Çoban
Impact of Maternal Nutrient Consumption on Human Milk Macro Nutrient Composition: A Cross-Sectional Study
Çocuk Dergisi
nutritional consumption
human milk
macronutrient
composition
title Impact of Maternal Nutrient Consumption on Human Milk Macro Nutrient Composition: A Cross-Sectional Study
title_full Impact of Maternal Nutrient Consumption on Human Milk Macro Nutrient Composition: A Cross-Sectional Study
title_fullStr Impact of Maternal Nutrient Consumption on Human Milk Macro Nutrient Composition: A Cross-Sectional Study
title_full_unstemmed Impact of Maternal Nutrient Consumption on Human Milk Macro Nutrient Composition: A Cross-Sectional Study
title_short Impact of Maternal Nutrient Consumption on Human Milk Macro Nutrient Composition: A Cross-Sectional Study
title_sort impact of maternal nutrient consumption on human milk macro nutrient composition a cross sectional study
topic nutritional consumption
human milk
macronutrient
composition
url https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/file/JTA6CLJ8T5/BD1C1860E7B14DE5921F0D3416399D49
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