Ethanol consumption during pregnancy and lactation. Changes in the nutritional status of predominantly breastfeeding mothers.
The purpose of this investigation was to study the effects of ethanol, consumed as a mild fermented beverage called "pulque", during pregnancy and lactation on the food intake and some anthropometric indices of body composition of a group of lactating mothers in a town in central Mexico. Thirty two mothers who drank pulque during pregnancy and lactation and 61 non-drinking women with comparable characteristics were evaluated anthropometrically, their dietary and ethanol intake recorded during a 6-month postpartum period. Energy [(8360 +/- 2997 vs. 7156 +/- 2177 J) and protein (52.7 +/- 20.9 vs. 44.6 +/- 16.1 g)] 24-h intake, height, weight, body mass index, arm muscle and fat areas were greater in drinking mothers than in controls. Average total ethanol consumption varied from 0.48 - 0.55 g-1 kg-1.d-1. Drinking mothers lost weight less frequently. Additional energy provided by pulque might explain such a difference. More precise information about the changes in their body composition and energy balance are in order for confirmation.
Villalpando
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Unidad de Investigación en Nutrición, Hospital de Pediatría, Centro Medico Nacional Siglo XXI, IMSS, México, D.F.
Flores-Huerta
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Fajardo
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Hernandez-Beltran
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000434:Alcoholic Beverages; D000886:Anthropometry; D001823:Body Composition / Q000187:drug effects; D001942:Breast Feeding; D000431:Ethanol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007774:Lactation; D009752:Nutritional Status; D011247:Pregnancy
D000431:Ethanol