Carotenoids in Women and Infant Health

Alwakeel, Suaad S.; Bin-Jumah, May Nasser; Imam, Khansa; Moga, Marius; Bigiu, Nicu

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-46459-2_25

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“…Maternal dietary intake of alpha-tocopherol and ascorbic acid was not significantly related to alpha-tocopherol and ascorbic acid breast milk concentrations in women with and without GD. However, beta-carotene maternal intake was significantly related to beta-carotene breast milk concentrations in women without GD, which is in agreement with previous research [ 34 , 35 , 36 ].…”

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“…This study detected a significant correlation between beta-carotene intake and beta-carotene concentrations in breast milk in the NG group, but not in the GD group. Dietary intake of beta-carotene is known to directly affect beta-carotene concentrations in breast milk; however, other factors affecting beta-carotene concentrations include the fat content of breast milk, the time of breast milk collection, and the duration of breastfeeding [ 34 ]. Typically, beta-carotene concentrations in breast milk are approximately 49.4 nmol/L for women without GD [ 34 , 35 ]; in the current study, the median beta-carotene concentrations for the GD and NG groups were 20.9 nmol/L and 43.9 nmol/L, respectively.…”

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“…Dietary intake of beta-carotene is known to directly affect beta-carotene concentrations in breast milk; however, other factors affecting beta-carotene concentrations include the fat content of breast milk, the time of breast milk collection, and the duration of breastfeeding [ 34 ]. Typically, beta-carotene concentrations in breast milk are approximately 49.4 nmol/L for women without GD [ 34 , 35 ]; in the current study, the median beta-carotene concentrations for the GD and NG groups were 20.9 nmol/L and 43.9 nmol/L, respectively. Therefore, in the future, factors known to affect beta-carotene concentration should be accounted for, such as time of breast milk collection.…”

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“…Therefore, in the future, factors known to affect beta-carotene concentration should be accounted for, such as time of breast milk collection. Although not statistically different, further exploration of our hypothesis is warranted [ 34 ].…”

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The Antioxidant Capacity of Breast Milk and Plasma of Women with or without Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

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Women with gestational diabetes (GD) have reduced antioxidant capacity; however, the relationship between maternal diet, maternal biochemical capacity, breast milk concentration, and infant intake has not been adequately explored in the literature. An exploration of underlying mechanism(s) is warranted, particularly for nutrient antioxidants impacted by maternal intake. These nutrients may provide a means for modifying maternal and infant antioxidant capacity. Oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC), alpha-tocopherol, ascorbic acid, and beta-carotene concentrations were measured in breast milk of women with and without GD. Plasma, three-day diet records, and breast milk were collected at 6 to 8 weeks postpartum. Student’s t-test was used to compare breast milk ORAC, nutrient antioxidant concentration and plasma ORAC between women with and without GD. Pearson correlations were used to determine associations among antioxidant concentrations in breast milk and dietary antioxidant intake. Breast milk antioxidant concentrations were associated with maternal intake of beta-carotene (r = 0.629, p = 0.005). Breast milk and plasma ORAC and antioxidant vitamin concentrations were not significantly different between GD and NG women. Breast milk ORAC associated with breast milk alpha-tocopherol for NG (r = 0.763, p = 0.010), but not GD women (r = 0.385, p = 0.35), and with breast milk ascorbic acid for GD (r = 0.722, p = 0.043) but not NG women (r = 0.141, p = 0.70; interaction p = 0.041). In GD participants, breast milk ORAC was significantly associated with plasma ORAC (r = 0.780, p = 0.039). ORAC and antioxidant vitamin concentrations in breast milk in women with GD were comparable to women with NG; however, the relationships between breast milk ORAC and vitamin concentrations differed in GD versus NG women for alpha-tocopherol and ascorbic acid.

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