DHA and AA Contents in Breast Milk
- VernacularTitle:母乳中二十二碳六烯酸及花生四烯酸含量的观察
- Author:
Weili ZHANG
;
Shengmei WU
;
Jihong QIAN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Milk, human;
Docosahexaenoic acids;
Arachidonic acid
- From:
Chinese Journal of Perinatal Medicine
1998;0(01):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective In order to know the fatty acid content of breast milk in different regions of China. Methods The fatty acid composition of breast milk from 109 lactating women in three regions was analyzed by capillary gas chromatography. Twenty-seven milk samples were obtained from Shanghai urban, 15 samples from Shanghai suburb(Chongming county) and 67 samples from Zhoushan island of Zhejiang province. Results The contents of linoleic acid(LA) and ?-linolenic acid(LNA) in the mature breast milk from Shanghai urban women were (29?6)% and (2.8?0.7)%, respectively, which were significantly higher than that from Shanghai suburb women[LA, (20?3)% and LNA,(2.7?0.8)%] and Zhoushan island women[(20?3)% and (2.5? 0.6)%], whereasthe DHA content of the breast milk from Zhoushan women was (0.61?0.21)%, which was significantly higher than that from Shanghai urban women[(0.51?0.25)%, P
