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Analysis of dietary patterns and nutritional adequacy in lactating women: a multicentre European cohort (ATLAS study)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 March 2021

Dantong Wang*
Affiliation:
Nestlé Research, Vers-chez-les-Blanc, P.O. Box 44, 1000 Lausanne 26, Switzerland
Frank Thielecke
Affiliation:
Swiss Distance University of Applied Sciences, Regensdorf-Zurich, Switzerland T2 Bene Ltd, Bettenstrasse 60a, 4123 Allschwil, Switzerland
Mathilde Fleith
Affiliation:
Nestlé Research, Vers-chez-les-Blanc, P.O. Box 44, 1000 Lausanne 26, Switzerland
Myriam C. Afeiche
Affiliation:
Nestlé Research, Vers-chez-les-Blanc, P.O. Box 44, 1000 Lausanne 26, Switzerland
Carlos A. De Castro
Affiliation:
Nestlé Research, Vers-chez-les-Blanc, P.O. Box 44, 1000 Lausanne 26, Switzerland
Cecilia Martínez-Costa
Affiliation:
Hospital Clínico Universitario, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
Kirsti Haaland
Affiliation:
Oslo University Hospital, 0010 Oslo, Norway
Giovanna Marchini
Affiliation:
Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
Massimo Agosti
Affiliation:
Ospedale del Ponte, Varese, Italy
Magnus Domellöf
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Sciences, Umeå University, SE90185 Umeå, Sweden
Maria Jose Costeira
Affiliation:
Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Braga, Portugal
Claude Billeaud
Affiliation:
Hôpital des enfants, CHU Pellegrin, Bordeaux, France
Mireille Vanapee
Affiliation:
Astrid Lindgren Children's Hospital, Karolinska University Hospital/Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Jean-Charles Picaud
Affiliation:
Hôpital de la Croix Rousse, Lyon, France
Tinu Mary Samuel
Affiliation:
Nestlé Research, Vers-chez-les-Blanc, P.O. Box 44, 1000 Lausanne 26, Switzerland
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*Corresponding author: Dantong Wang, email Dantong.Wang@rdls.nestle.com

Abstract

Eating habits of lactating women can influence the nutrient composition of human milk, which in turn influences nutrient intake of breastfed infants. The aim of the present study was to identify food patterns and nutritional adequacy among lactating women in Europe. Data from a multicentre European longitudinal cohort (ATLAS study) were analysed to identify dietary patterns using cluster analysis. Dietary information from 180 lactating women was obtained using 3-d food diaries over the first 4 months of lactation. Four dietary patterns were identified: ‘vege-oils’, ‘fish-poultry’, ‘confectionery-salads’ and ‘mixed dishes’. Nutrition adequacy was not significantly different between clusters, but the ‘vege-oils’ cluster tended to yield the highest nutrition adequacy measured by Mean Adequacy Ratio. Compared with European dietary reference values (DRVs) for lactating women, women in all clusters had inadequate intakes of energy, pantothenic acid, folate, vitamin C, vitamin A, vitamin D, zinc, iodine, potassium and linoleic acid. Adequate intake for fibre and α-linolenic acid was only achieved in the ‘vege-oils’ cluster. Overall, fat intake was above DRVs. The present study showed that various dietary patterns do not adequately supply all nutrients, indicating a need to promote overall healthy dietary habits for European lactating women.

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Table 1. Characteristics of lactating mothers by total population and by clusters

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Fig. 1. Normalised food intake in cluster ‘vege-oils’.

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Fig. 2. Normalised food intake in cluster ‘fish-poultry’.

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Fig. 3. Normalised food intake in cluster ‘confectionery-salads’.

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Fig. 4. Normalised food intake in cluster ‘mixed dishes’. The blue line represents the 100 % DRV of each nutrient. SFA, saturated fatty acid.

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Table 2. Raw mean nutrient intake per cluster

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Table 3. Energy adjusted median intakes of nutrients per 1000 kcal among lactating mothers in ATLAS, a European cohort study

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Fig. 5. Mean nutrient intake of clusters as proportion of EFSA DRV.

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