Factors Associated with Increased Alpha-Tocopherol Content in Milk in Response to Maternal Supplementation with 800 IU of Vitamin E

Overview

Journal Nutrients

Date 2019 Apr 25

PMID 31013594

Citations 4

Authors

Amanda de Sousa Reboucas

Ana Gabriella Costa Lemos da Silva

Amanda Freitas de Oliveira

Lorena Thalia Pereira da Silva

Vanessa de Freitas Felgueiras

Marina Sampaio Cruz

Vivian Nogueira Silbiger

Karla Danielly da Silva Ribeiro

Roberto Dimenstein

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Abstract

Background: Vitamin E supplementation might represent an efficient strategy to increase the vitamin E content in milk. The present study aimed to evaluate the impact of supplementation with 800 IU RRR-alpha-tocopherol on the alpha-tocopherol content of milk and the factors associated with the increase in vitamin E.

Methods: Randomized clinical trial with 79 lactating women from Brazil, who were assigned to the control group, or to the supplemented group (800 IU of RRR-alpha-tocopherol). Milk and serum were collected between 30 and 90 days after delivery (collection 1), and on the next day (collection 2). Alpha-tocopherol was analyzed using high-performance liquid chromatography.

Results: In the supplemented group, the alpha-tocopherol content in serum and milk increased after supplementation ( < 0.001). In the multivariate analysis, only alpha-tocopherol in milk (collection 1) was associated with the level of this vitamin in milk after supplementation ( = 0.927, < 0.001), and binary logistic regression showed that the dietary intake was the only determinant for the greater effect of supplementation in milk.

Conclusion: The pre-existing vitamin level in milk and diet are determinants for the efficacy of supplementation in milk, suggesting that in populations with vitamin E deficiency, high-dose supplementation can be used to restore its level in milk.

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