title: Fatty acid composition in breast milk from 4 regions of Thailand.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  DHA contents in breast milk varied upon maternal dietary intakes.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To study DHA contents in breast milk in Thai lactating women from four diferent regions of Thailand.
  
  
  METHODS
  20 mL of hind milk from 40 lactating women from Bangkok, Chantaburi, Tak, and Surin were collected and analyzed for fatty acids contents by gas chromatography Dietary intake of lactating women after delivery until the present study was assessed by a food frequency questionnaire. Then, the average DHA intake was estimated from the diets by using the reference data.
  
  
  RESULTS
  DHA contents in breast milk of mothers from Surin were higher than those from other areas. There were no correlations between history of DHA intake and DHA contents in breast milk.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  DHA contents in breast milk vary from region to region of the country. Local dietary intake and genetics might explain this contrast.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10700, Thailand. sipjr@mahidol.ac.th
authors.forename: Pipop
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jirapinyo
authors.forename: Narumon
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Densupsoontorn
authors.forename: Dujdao
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wiraboonchai
authors.forename: Umaporn
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Vissavavejam
authors.forename: Tharinee
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tangtrakulvachira
authors.forename: Paweena
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chungsomprasong
authors.forename: Nuchnoi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Thamonsiri
authors.forename: Renu
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wongarn
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016718:Arachidonic Acid / Q000032:analysis*; D001942:Breast Feeding; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D015930:Diet Records; D004281:Docosahexaenoic Acids / Q000032:analysis*; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007229:Infant Welfare; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007774:Lactation; D008875:Middle Aged; D008895:Milk, Human / Q000737:chemistry*; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D009749:Nutrition Surveys; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013785:Thailand; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D005227:Fatty Acids; D004281:Docosahexaenoic Acids; D016718:Arachidonic Acid