Abstract
Plasma 25-hydroxy-vitamin D and breast-milk calcium concentration were measured at 3 months of lactation in 60 Gambian mothers accustomed to a low calcium diet, of whom 30 were consuming a calcium supplement and 30 were receiving a placebo, and in 48 British mothers. The plasma 25-hydroxy-vitamin D concentration of the Gambian women was not affected by either calcium supplementation (supplemented, 64.4 +/- 2.5 nmol l(-1); placebo, 64.9 +/- 3.5 nmol l(-1); mean +/- SE) or season. The British average was lower (53.9 +/- 3.0 nmol l(-1), p = 0.004), owing to marked seasonal effects. The breast-milk calcium concentration was lower in The Gambia (supplemented, 5.38 +/- 0.13 mmol l(-1); placebo, 5.10 +/- 0.13 mmol l(-1); British, 6.93 +/- 0.15 mmol l(-1), p
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1006-1008 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Acta Paediatrica |
Volume | 86 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Sept 1997 |
Keywords
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Calcium
- Calcium, Dietary
- Cross-Cultural Comparison
- Developing Countries
- England
- Female
- Gambia
- Humans
- Infant
- Lactation
- Milk, Human
- Nutritional Requirements
- Rural Population
- Vitamin D
- Vitamin D Deficiency