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THE EFFECT OF DIETARY γ‐TOCOPHEROL ON SERUM TOCOPHEROLS IN FORMULA‐FED INFANTS
Author(s) -
JANSSON L.,
HOLMBERG L.,
JAKOBSSON I.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1981.tb16555.x
Subject(s) - tocopherol , medicine , vitamin e , zoology , alpha tocopherol , vitamin , serum concentration , physiology , biochemistry , antioxidant , biology
. Jansson, L., Holmberg, L. and Jakobsson, I. (Department of Paediatrics, University of Lund, Malmö General Hospital, Malmö, Sweden). The effect of dietary γ‐tocopherol on serum tocopherols in formula‐fed infants. Acta Paediatr Scand, 70:297, 1981.–The levels of α‐, β‐ and γ‐tocopherol were determined in two formulas (Nutramigen± and Soja‐semp±) and in 20 infants fed either of these formulas. The y‐tocopherol concentration in Nutramigen was 22.8±1.9 µmol/l; and that in Soja‐semp 3.7±0.5 µmol/l. This difference was reflected in the serum tocopherols of the infants, since in the 10 infants fed Nutramigen, γ‐tocopherol accounted for 16.7 ± 7.9% of the total tocopherols compared to 4.2±1.8% in the 10 infants fed Soja‐semp. The study shows that γ‐tocopherol accumulates in the serum of infants fed large amounts of it. The serum γ‐tocopherol level should therefore be taken into account, when estimating the vitamin E status in humans, especially when the intake of γ‐tocopherol is high.