Essay
Conjugated linoleic acid intake of exclusively breastfed infants
09/2002
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/2481
Abstract
Conjugated linoleic acids (CLA) are a group of octadecaenoic fatty acids present in high concentrations in beef and milk fat. Several isomers of CLA exist, but the cis 9, (trans 11-18:2 conformation, given the trivial name "rumenic acid" (RA), is the most abundant in the human diet. Consumption of CLA during infancy has shown to inhibit cancer growth in laboratory animals later in life. It is hypothesized that a similar effect may be realized in human infants. Though human milk contains significant levels of CLA, studies show that infant formula does not contain CLA. Additionally, increases in milk CLA concentration have been demonstrated through maternal diets high in CLA. To date, no documentations of CLA intake for exclusively breastfed infants have been published. Because of the potential health benefit CLA poses to infants and the lack of CLA in infant formula, average CLA intake of exclusively breastfed infants (n =10) was documented and found to be 114.03 ± 0.04 mg/d (mean ± SEM). Exclusively breastfeeding infants participated in a single 24 hr weighed feeding period in conjunction with a single 24 hr milk collection period used to determine average daily CLA intake. Average maternal CLA intake was estimated using 3 d weighed food records and found to be 154.7 à ± 21.9 mg/d (mean à ± SEM). No significant relationship between maternal CLA intake and milk CLA concentration was observed. Data indicate no effect of maternal) dietary CLA on infant CLA intake.
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- Title
- Conjugated linoleic acid intake of exclusively breastfed infants
- Creators
- Lisa N. Harrison (Author)
- Contributors
- Michelle McGuire (Advisor)
- Academic Unit
- Honors Theses (WSU Pullman, Passed with Distinction)
- Identifiers
- 99900590546701842
- Copyright
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/; http://www.ndltd.org/standards/metadata; http://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/OpenAccess; In copyright; Publicly accessible; openAccess
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Essay