title: Comparing the fatty acid levels of preterm and term breast milk in Turkish women.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Lipids are the main source of calories and considered very important in infant growth. We aimed to compare fatty acid composition of term and preterm breast milk. This is the first study that compares the fatty acid levels of preterm and term breast milk in Turkish women.
  
  
  METHODS
  Breast milk samples were obtained from mothers of term (n = 15) and preterm (n = 15) infants on postnatal days 3, 7, and 28. Fatty acid composition of human breast milk was determined longitudinally by gas-chromatography/mass spectrometry.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There Were 31 fatty acids measured in the milk samples. In the first month, 17 fatty acid levels had significant differences. In group comparison, some fatty acids (C14:0, C16:0, C18:1 and C20:5) had significantly increased in the preterm group (P = 0.041, P = 0.046, P = 0.027, P = 0.033, respectively), whereas myristoleic acid (C14:1) and eicosanoic acid (C20:0) had significantly increased in the term group (P = 0.015, P = 0.048, respectively).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Term and preterm milk have different compositions of fatty acids. Breast milk composition changes over time. As a general conclusion, breast milk provides the lipid requirements of infants.
authors.forename: İbrahim
authors.initials: İ
authors.lastname: Aydin
authors.forename: Özden
authors.initials: Ö
authors.lastname: Turan
authors.forename: Fevzi Nuri
authors.initials: FN
authors.lastname: Aydin
authors.forename: Esin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Koç
authors.forename: İbrahim Murat
authors.initials: İM
authors.lastname: Hirfanoğlu
authors.forename: Mesut
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Akyol
authors.forename: Muzaffer
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Öztosun
authors.forename: Emin Özgür
authors.initials: EÖ
authors.lastname: Akgül
authors.forename: Hilmi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Demirin
authors.forename: Selim
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kiliç
authors.forename: Mehmet Kemal
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Erbil
authors.lastname: Özgürtasş Taner
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001942:Breast Feeding; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008895:Milk, Human / Q000737:chemistry*; D047928:Premature Birth; D047929:Term Birth; D014421:Turkey
chemical_list: D005227:Fatty Acids