Retinol, α-tocopherol, and selected minerals in breast milk of lactating women with full-term infants in South Korea

• Published in: Nutrition research and practice Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 64 - 69
• Main Authors: Kim, Hyesook, Jung, Byung-Mun, Lee, Bum-Noh, Kim, Yun-Je, Jung, Ji A, Chang, Namsoo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Korea (South) 한국영양학회 01.02.2017; Korean Nutrition Society; The Korean Nutrition Society and the Korean Society of Community Nutrition
• Subjects: Baby foods; Breast milk; Breastfeeding & lactation; Calcium; Dietary minerals; Dietary supplements; High-performance liquid chromatography; Infants; Magnesium; Manganese; Minerals; Original Research; Phosphorus; Scientific imaging; Sodium; Spectrometry; Vitamin A; Vitamin E; Vitamins; 생활과학; South Korea; minerals; breast milk; fats; Vitamins; Korea

This study was performed to measure fat-soluble vitamins and minerals in breast milk of Korean lactating mothers who exclusively breastfed their babies. Breast milk samples were collected from 334 mothers. Concentrations of retinol and α-tocopherol were analyzed by high performance liquid chromatogr...