Open AccessVitamin A and E Supplementation in Breast-Fed Newborns
Author(s) -
Edgard Delvin,
Bernard Sallé,
Bernadette Reygrobellet,
G Méllier,
Olivier Claris
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.206
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1536-4801
pISSN - 0277-2116
DOI - 10.1097/00005176-200011000-00020
Subject(s) - medicine , vitamin e , retinol , breast milk , vitamin , placebo , physiology , antioxidant , ascorbic acid , food science , biochemistry , biology , alternative medicine , pathology
Vitamins A and E are two potent antioxidant nutrients that play a significant role in immune function. In contrast to the numerous studies of vitamin A and E status in children, adolescents, and adults, information on term infants, particularly breast-fed infants, is scarce. The goals of the present investigation were to examine the vitamins A and E nutritional status of term breast-fed infants at birth and to assess retinol and tocopherol plasma levels during a 3-month supplementation trial.