The Antioxidant Status of Breast Milk in Women with and Without Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
Year: 2018
Type: dissertation
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is associated with reduced total antioxidant capacity (TAC) in blood, but association of GDM with breast milk (BM) TAC and antioxidants is unknown. Therefore, BM TAC, α-tocopherol, ascorbic acid, and β-carotene concentrations were compared in GDM (n=8) and normoglycemic (NG) women (n=10) in a cross-sectional study. This study found no differences between BM TAC and antioxidant concentrations in women with GDM versus NG. BM α-tocopherol correlated significantly with TAC (p = 0.011) in NG and ascorbic acid correlated significantly with TAC (p = 0.040) in GDM. BM β-carotene in the combined group (p = 0.005) and in NG (p = 0.003) correlated significantly with β-carotene consumption. The results suggest that GDM has no association with BM TAC and antioxidant concentrations. The correlations between BM TAC and antioxidants differed in GDM versus NG for α-tocopherol and ascorbic acid suggesting that unmeasured antioxidants differ in GDM versus NG.
Source: TSpace (University of Toronto)
Author: Halah Zawawi
Language: English
Topic: Infant Nutrition and Health
Subfield: Nutrition and Dietetics
Field: Nursing
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W3154422159