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[Assessment of vitamins and minerals intake with supplements during breast-feeding]

Agata Wawrzyniak1, Jadwiga Hamułka, Katarzyna Gorzel

  • 1Zakład Oceny Zywienia, Katedra Zywienia Człowieka, Szkoła Główna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego, Warszawa. agata_wawrzyniak@sggw.pl

Roczniki Panstwowego Zakladu Higieny
|April 6, 2010
PubMed

Assessment of supplements intake during breast-feeding was aim of the work. Seventy three women were examined in age 19-42 years coming from the Lublin province. The information about applying supplements during breast-feeding was obtained using questionnaire method. Achieved results served for calculations of taking vitamins and minerals coming from supplements. During breast-feeding 48% women accepted supplements. Average intakes of vitamin B2 (113%), B6 (120%), folic acid (144%) and vitamin D (166%) from supplements were above 100% recommended values. The highest average consumption was noted for iron (229% of recommended value), however the lowest on level 10-35% recommendations for vitamin A (33%), calcium (11%), selenium (12%) and magnesium (20%). Nearly 100% of the norm realization was obtained in case of the vitamin C (93%), E (102%), PP (105%), B1 (107%) and zinc (99%).

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