Maternal diet

BUNIN G R, KUIJTEN R R, BOESEL C P, BUCKLEY J D and MEADOWS A T (1994), Maternal diet and risk of astrocytic glioma in children A report from the Children s Cancer Group (United States and Canada) , Cancer Causes and Control, 5, 177-87. 

No prenatal food imprinting maternal diet from gastrulation stage on had no effect on preferences by neonate Th. sirtalis (Burghardt, 1971)... 

Membrane phospholipid fatty acid composition in infants is strongly influenced by maternal diet (Korotkova et al, 2004) and can alter the... 

Both maternal and infant factors determine the final amount of drug present in the nursing child s body at any particular time. Variations in the daily amount of milk formed within the breast (e.g., changes in blood flow to the breast) as well as alterations in breast mUk pH wUl affect the total amount of drug found in mUk. In addition, composition of the milk will be affected by the maternal diet for example, a high-carbohydrate diet will increase the content of saturated fatty acids in milk. 

The milk sample was hydrolzyed and extracted as described in the experimental section. The hexane extract was then analyzed for the presence of neutral, nonpolar cannabinoids, (A and A -THC, CBN, CBN). Breast milk contains 2-6% fats, the exact content varying with maternal diet. Hexane extracts a large amount of fat from the milk, making analysis of trace cannabinoids in this matrix difficult. Triglycerides, the major lipid components of milk, are difficult to elute from reverse phase columns and thus a normal phase separation was used for the milk extract. 

Arbuckle, L. D., and Innis, S. M. (1993). DocosahcMenoic acid is transferred through maternal diet to milk and to tissues of natural milk-fed piglets. J. Nutr. 123,1668-1675. 

Mennella JA, Beauchamp GK. Maternal diet alters the sensory qualities of human milk and the nursling s behavior. Pediatrics 1991 88(4) 737-744. 

Table II shows the variation in breast milk concentration for iron and with various claims as to the correct values for human milk iron levels. The differences can be partially explained by sampling techniques, but probably reflect the wide variation found by the different laboratories for iron levels. The maternal diet can affect the iron nutrition during lactation. Lactating rats were fed three levels and the iron status of their pups had a definite relationship to dietary iron levels (27).

Some high-risk infants may benefit from modulation of maternal diet during lactation. A few studies indicate that the preventive effect of breast-feeding on the development of atopic eczema may be enhanced by maternal avoidance of potential food allergens (milk, egg and fish) during the lactation period, but other studies do not confirm this finding [99(NC), 107(IIIC), 111(11)]. The effects on the infant of other variations in the diet of a breast-feeding mother have not been studied, such as increased antioxidant intake. 

Lilja G, Dannaeus A, Foucard T, Graff-Lonnevig V, Johnansson SGO, Oman H Effects of maternal diet during late pregnancy and lactation on the development of atopic diseases in infants up to 18 months of age In-vivo results. Clin Exp Allergy 1989 19 473-479. 

No special maternal diet during pregnancy or lactation (A)... 

Pawlosky R, Denkins Y, Ward G, Salem N Jr. Retinal and brain accretion of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in developing felines the effects of corn oil-based maternal diets. Am J Clin Nutr 1997 65 465-472. 

Sanders TAB, Mistry M, Naismith DJ. The influence of a maternal diet rich in linoleic acid on bran and retinal docosahexaenoic acid in the rat. Br J Nutr 1984 51 57-66. 

Walker BL. Maternal diet and brain fatty acids in young rats. Lipids 1967 2 497-500. 

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