Effects of early extra fluid and food intake on breast milk consumption and infant nutritional status at 5 months of age in an urban and a rural area of Burkina Faso

Objective: To assess the effects of early extra fluid and food intake on breast milk consumption and the effects of food intake on 5-month-old infant nutritional status. Design: Cross-sectional surveys. Infants were selected by random choice. Settings: Urban and rural Burkina Faso. Subjects: A total...

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Published in:	European journal of clinical nutrition Vol. 58; no. 1; pp. 80 - 89
Main Authors:	Thiombiano-Coulibaly, N, Rocquelin, G, Eymard-Duvernay, S, Zougmore, O.N, Traore, S.A
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Basingstoke Nature Publishing 2004 Nature Publishing Group
Subjects:	Adult Anthropometry Babies Biological and medical sciences Breast Feeding - statistics & numerical data Breast milk Burkina Faso Clinical nutrition Comparative analysis Cross-Sectional Studies Diet Surveys Drinking Fatty acids Female Food Households Human physiology applied to population studies and life conditions. Human ecophysiology Humans Infant Infant Food - adverse effects Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena Infants Male Medical sciences Milk, Human - chemistry Nutrition Nutritional Status Nutritional survey. Food supply and nutritional requirement Polls & surveys Rural areas Rural Health Socioeconomics Urban areas Urban Health Burkina Faso Africa Human Weighing Feeding behavior Rural environment Socioeconomic status Family study Parent Anthropometry Household Infant Urban area infant nutrition Burkina Faso Food intake developing countries feeding practices Human milk Rural area Early Worker Nutritional status Food Breast milk
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Summary:	Objective: To assess the effects of early extra fluid and food intake on breast milk consumption and the effects of food intake on 5-month-old infant nutritional status. Design: Cross-sectional surveys. Infants were selected by random choice. Settings: Urban and rural Burkina Faso. Subjects: A total of 97 urban and 69 rural infants were recruited, but 67 and 51, respectively, completed the surveys. Infant selection criteria were: age (5+/-0.5-month old), thriving, breastfed, having Burkinabe parents in study area for a year, study conditions accepted by parents. Intervention: Surveys were conducted respectively in January and February 2001 (urban), and 2002 (rural) during the cool season. They were performed by home visit. With the help of health workers and traditional midwives, families were informed of the studies' objectives and gave agreement. Food intakes were estimated by test-weighing for breast milk and precise weighing techniques for other foods. Socioeconomic status of households, anthropometry of infants and mothers were also recorded. Breast milk samples were collected from each mother's breast and analysed for lipid and fatty acid concentrations. Results: Daily breast milk intake did not differ between urban (776+/-262 g) and rural areas (835+/-265 g). Porridge intake was, respectively, 128+/-105 and 96+/-49 g. Median extra fluid intake was, respectively, 79 and 122 g. In both areas, porridge and fluid intake had no effect on breast milk consumption. In urban areas, infant nutritional status at 5 months was better than at birth. Conclusion: Breast milk intake and nutritional status of predominantly breastfed infants at 5 months of age, living in both urban and rural settings, were not affected by the consumption of extra fluid or food intake.
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ISSN:	0954-3007 1476-5640
DOI:	10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601752