TY - JOUR
T1 - Carbohydrate content of human milk is affected by seasonal variations
T2 - a retrospective observational study
AU - Mangel, Laurence
AU - Vanetik, Sharon
AU - Mandel, Dror
AU - Marom, Ronella
AU - Lubetzky, Ronit
AU - Moran- Lev, Hadar
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature America, Inc.
PY - 2022/8
Y1 - 2022/8
N2 - Objective: The influence of seasonal variation upon human milk macronutrient content has not been elucidated. This study aimed to compare the macronutrient content of HM produced by lactating mothers during the winter and the summer seasons. Study design: Macronutrient content of colostrum milk samples collected from lactating mothers of healthy term infants between March 2012 and February 2016 was measured by mid-infrared spectroscopy and compared. Result: The carbohydrate content of the colostrum was significantly higher in the summer season than in the winter season (6.2 ± 1.3 vs. 5.5 ± 1.4, p-value < 0.001). Protein, fat, and energy contents were similar in summer and winter in both groups (protein 2.7 ± 2.1 vs. 2.6 ± 2.2 g/100 ml, fat 2.6 ± 1.9 vs. 2.35 ± 1.9 g/100 ml, and energy 62 ± 19.1 vs. 60.5 ± 21 kcal/100 ml, respectively). Conclusion: The carbohydrate content in colostrum obtained from mothers of term infants was affected by seasonal variations.
AB - Objective: The influence of seasonal variation upon human milk macronutrient content has not been elucidated. This study aimed to compare the macronutrient content of HM produced by lactating mothers during the winter and the summer seasons. Study design: Macronutrient content of colostrum milk samples collected from lactating mothers of healthy term infants between March 2012 and February 2016 was measured by mid-infrared spectroscopy and compared. Result: The carbohydrate content of the colostrum was significantly higher in the summer season than in the winter season (6.2 ± 1.3 vs. 5.5 ± 1.4, p-value < 0.001). Protein, fat, and energy contents were similar in summer and winter in both groups (protein 2.7 ± 2.1 vs. 2.6 ± 2.2 g/100 ml, fat 2.6 ± 1.9 vs. 2.35 ± 1.9 g/100 ml, and energy 62 ± 19.1 vs. 60.5 ± 21 kcal/100 ml, respectively). Conclusion: The carbohydrate content in colostrum obtained from mothers of term infants was affected by seasonal variations.
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U2 - 10.1038/s41372-022-01396-4
DO - 10.1038/s41372-022-01396-4
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C2 - 35440713
AN - SCOPUS:85128402521
SN - 0743-8346
VL - 42
SP - 1058
EP - 1062
JO - Journal of Perinatology
JF - Journal of Perinatology
IS - 8
ER -