The Effect of Nutritional Supplements on Fat- Soluble Vitamins and Fatty acids in The Milk of Breastfeeding Mothers during the Period of Breastfeeding

Abstract

The study included a group of breastfeeding mothers from Salah al-Din Governorate and the surrounding villages, and the nursing mothers were divided into two groups and the number of breastfeeding mothers in each group was 6 mothers, three mothers in the city and three mothers in the village, and they were given nutritional supplements for vitamins and fatty acids, both according to his group. Results for breastfeeding mothers' milk before and after giving them nutritional supplements, there are differences in the levels of vitamins and fatty acids. It was noticed that the level of vitamins in the milk after nursing mothers took the nutritional supplement differed, so it was retinol (242-268) μg / L for mothers in the city and (213-260). g / L for mothers in the village and β--carotene (320-367) μg / L for mothers in town and (315-361) μg / L for mothers in the village and α-tocopherol (182-279) g / L for mothers in town and (120-225) μg / L for mothers in the village and calciferol (309-382) μg / L for mothers in the city and (258-269) μg / L for mothers in the village. As for the omega group for breastfeeding mothers, the levels of fatty acids in their milk were after Breastfeeding mothers take a nutritional supplement only and Mega (3,6,9) all fatty acids in the milk of breastfeeding mothers increased, so it was for lauric acid (18.02-20.01) mg / L for mothers in the city and (18.02-20.11) mg / L for mothers in the village and for palmitic acid (18.07-24.25) mg / L for mothers in the city and (24.25-26.15) mg / L for mothers in the village and for oleic acid (14.09-29.93) mg / L for mothers in the city and (29.43-29.13) mg / L for mothers in the village and for linoleic acid (22.13-28.16) mg / L for mothers in the city and (22.11-22.14) mg / L for mothers in the village, and for linoleic acid (22.26-26.59) mg / L for mothers in the city and (26.15-26.54) mg / L for mothers in the village and for Arachidonic acid (12.94-18.15) mg / L for mothers in the city and (12.94-18.15) mg / L for mothers in the village, and this explains that breast milk is directly affected by the nutritional intake and nutritional supplements taken by breastfeeding mothers during the breastfeeding period