Does a Diet With the Recommended Amount of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids, Increase Their Proportion in Maternal Milk?

Does a Diet With the Recommended Amount of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids, Increase Their Proportion in Maternal Milk? A Prospective Randomized Open Study

During pregnancy and lactation, the consumption of PUFA n-3, through the consumption of food products that contain more ALA than conventional products, could impact nutritional and non-nutritional breast milk quality (immune criteria, metabolites, hormones), and also the implantation of the intestinal microbiota of the newborn, which is involved in preservation of short term and long term health of the child.

Inclusion Criteria:

• women over 18;
• ≤ 28th week of amenorrhea
• having a project of exclusive breastfeeding until at least the 45th day postpartum;
• BMI before pregnancy between 18.5 and 30.0;
• consuming frequently dairy products, eggs, meat (pork, beef, poultry);
• accepting the consumption of all food products delivered;
• written consent received and signed.

Non-inclusion criteria:

• multiple pregnancy;
• eating disorders or suspicion (defined by SCOFF score);
• vegetarian, vegan or flexitarian;
• allergic to food product(s) involved in the study;
• home with more than 2 adults and 3 children (excluding foetus);
• adults on legal protection (guardianship, trusteeship…), persons deprived of liberty;

Exclusion Criteria:

• Interruption of breastfeeding before the 21st postpartum day
• Prematurity: childbirth before the 37th week of amenorrhea