title: Vitamin E supplementation in exclusively breastfed VLBW infants.
abstract: We conducted this study to evaluate the adequacy of breastmilk as a source of vitamin E in exclusively breastfed VLBW infants. Such infants (n=44) were randomly allotted to receive vitamin E supplementation (n = 23); the rest (n = 21) did not receive vitamin E.   After 21 days,  the vitamin E level in the supplemented group was 0.78 + 0.26 mg/dL as compared to 0.77+ 0.25 mg/dL in the unsupplemented group (P=0.69).  The ratio of Vitamin E to lipids was also comparable in the two groups, (P=0.65).  We concluded that vitamin E supplementation is not routinely needed in VLBW infants.
authors: Department of Biochemistry, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India. smitatripathi@rediffmail.com
authors: Smita
authors: S
authors: Tripathi
authors: T K
authors: TK
authors: Mishra
authors: N B
authors: NB
authors: Mathur
mesh_terms: D001942:Breast Feeding; D019587:Dietary Supplements; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007231:Infant, Newborn / Q000097:blood*; D019102:Infant, Very Low Birth Weight / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008895:Milk, Human / Q000502:physiology; D014810:Vitamin E / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D014810:Vitamin E