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Published in final edited form as: Eur J Clin Nutr. 2007 Nov 14;63(3):323–331. doi: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602928

Table 6.

Estimated daily nutritional intake of 274 "reastfeeding mothers in the restricted diet group during and after 15 days postpartum

Daily nutritional intake	Days 1–Days 15 (n = 31)	After Day 15 (n = 243)	P
Energy (kcal per day)^a	2850 (2430–3269)	2699 (2593–2804)	ns
Protein intake^a (g per day)	61 (49–72)	108 (103–112)	< 0.0001
Lipid (g per day)^a	17 (10–23)	31 (24–31)	ns
Thiamin^a (mg)	0.4 (0.1–0.7)	0.9 (0.8–0.9)	< 0.0001
Vitamin C (mg)^a	26 (9–42)	56 (48–63)	= 0.004
Retinol (mg)^a	20 (3–36)	103 (82–123)	= 0.006
Iron (mg)^a	9 (7–10)	15 (14–15)	< 0.001
Calcium (mg)^a	311 (188–433)	456 (411–500)	0.03

Abbreviation: ns, not significant.

Daily recommended intake for "reastfeeding women: energy, 2710 kcal; protein, 69 g J⁻¹; lipid, 45 g; thiamin, 1.1 mg; vitamin C, 30 mg; retinol, 850 μg; iron, 26 mg; calcium, 1000mg (Latham, 1997).

Mean (95% confidence interval).