Food composition for nursing females
A composition and food technology, applied in the field of food compositions with insufficient diet, can solve problems such as reports on the dietary habits of women who are not breastfeeding, and no identification of dietary patterns.
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Embodiment 1
[0190] Identification of female clusters based on dietary pattern analysis
[0191] Data used for this analysis were obtained from 6 European countries. Participants were eligible if they were 18 to 40 years old at the time of recruitment, had a pre-pregnancy BMI of 19 to 29, and decided to breastfeed their newborn exclusively from birth to 4 months of age.
[0192] Assessment of Dietary Intake
[0193] Dietary intake was estimated using a 3-day food diary and calculated as a 3-day average. Food diaries were collected at 6 time points postpartum up to 4 months of lactation. Specifically, participants were observed starting at the last visit before delivery (V0) and then at six follow-up visits after delivery, namely day 2 (V1), day 17 (V2), day 30 (V3 ), day 60 (V4), day 90 (V5) and day 120 (V6). At each visit, participants were asked to provide information on their meal consumption for the past three days. Participant dietary information from all countries was then c...
Embodiment 2
[0209] Identification of nutrient deficiencies in clustering
[0210] Daily dietary intakes of nutrients for lactating women belonging to the identified clusters were compared with the EFSA dietary recommendations for lactating women. Therefore, nutrient deficiencies were identified for each cluster.
[0211] The results are reported in Table 3 below.
[0212] table 3
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[0215] For example, for cluster 4, which is also known as the cluster of lactating women with high-sodium dietary patterns, vitamin A, vitamin D, vitamin E, pantothenic acid, folic acid, vitamin C, zinc, iron, potassium, iodine were identified , DHA, EPA intake is insufficient.
Embodiment 3
[0217] dietary supplement composition
[0218] Food compositions in the form of dietary supplements according to the invention may be prepared by incorporating into capsules ingredients providing:
[0219] Vitamin A 600μg
[0220] Vitamin D10μg
[0221] Vitamin E 9mg
[0222] Pantothenic acid 2mg
[0223] Folic acid 200μg
[0224] Vitamin C 40mg
[0225] Zinc 2.5mg
[0226] Iron 4mg
[0227] Potassium 1150mg
[0228] Fiber 6g
[0229] Iodine 60μg
[0230] DHA and EPA 2000mg
[0231] This product is intended for daily consumption (one serving per day) by lactating women on a high-sodium diet and may prevent nutrient deficiencies in nursing women on such a diet.
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