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No Association Between Infant Growth and Adherence to the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (Dash) Diet in Lactating Women Publisher



Jahangir F1 ; Daneshzad E2 ; Moradi M3 ; Maraci MR4 ; Surkan PJ5 ; Azadbakht L1, 3, 6
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  1. 1. Department of Community Nutrition, School of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, IR, Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. Non-Communicable Diseases Research Center, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran
  3. 3. Department of Community Nutrition, School of Nutrition and Food Science, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
  4. 4. Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
  5. 5. Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, United States
  6. 6. Diabetes Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinical Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: Nutrition and Health Published:2022


Abstract

Objective: Breastmilk is considered an optimal food for infant development especially during the first 6 months of life. However, little evidence exists regarding maternal dietary intake and infant growth. We evaluated how adherence to the DASH diet in lactating women is associated with the infant weight, height and head circumference at birth, 2 and 4 months of age. Study design: A cross-sectional study. Methods: The present study was conducted with 292 lactating mothers and their infants. A validated and reliable 168-item food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) was used to assess mothers’ dietary intakes. To evaluate adherence to the DASH diet among lactating mothers, we scored food items based on the Fung method. Result: Lactating mothers in the highest tertile of adherence to the DASH diet consumed significantly lower amounts of fat, cholesterol, salt, red and process meats and higher amounts of vitamin C, B1, B9, whole grains, low-fat dairy, fruits, vegetables and dietary fiber compared to lactating mothers in the lowest tertile (P < 0.05). No significant association was found between mothers’ adherence to the DASH dietary pattern and any of the infant growth indices (P > 0.05). Conclusion: Lactating mothers’ adherence to the DASH diet was not associated with growth indices among exclusively breastfed infants. © The Author(s) 2022.
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