Selenium balances in young infants fed on breast milk and adapted cow's milk formula.

Autor: Dörner K; University Children's Hospital Kiel, Fed. Rep. of Germany., Schneider K, Sievers E, Schulz-Lell G, Oldigs HD, Schaub J
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of trace elements and electrolytes in health and disease [J Trace Elem Electrolytes Health Dis] 1990 Mar; Vol. 4 (1), pp. 37-40.
Abstrakt: Selenium intake, renal and fecal excretion, and retention were determined in 11 breast-fed term infants and in 9 term infants fed with an adapted cow's milk formula. In most cases three-day-balances were determined five times at the age of 2, 5, 8, 12, and 16 weeks. Analytical determination of selenium was by atomic absorption spectroscopy with a selenium hybrid system after wet ashing of samples. The mean breast milk concentrations of selenium show a significant decrease in the course of lactation from 31.0 micrograms/L in the first collecting period to 17.6 micrograms/L in the last one. The two formula milks contained 11.8 and 7.7 micrograms/L. Intake in the breast milk group was higher than in the formula group, whereas absolute renal and fecal excretion were essentially the same. This leads to a higher selenium retention in the breast-fed infants than in the formula-fed infants, where most of the balances are negative.
Databáze: MEDLINE