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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 May 23.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Obes (Lond). 2016 Nov 23;41(4):510–517. doi: 10.1038/ijo.2016.211

Figure 1. Triglyceride and fatty acid composition of transitional and established human milk.

Figure 1

(A) In transitional milk TAG was not different by maternal prepregnancy BMI group, but in established HM the OW group had significantly greater TAG than did the NW and OB groups (P = 0.048 and 0.01). (B) The ratio of AA/DHA+EPA was significantly greater in OW and OB groups compared to NW (P = 0.03 and 0.04) in transitional HM, and in established HM the AA/DHA+EPA ratio in the OB group 41% greater than the NW group (P = 0.02). (C) The absolute amount of AA (20:4 n-6) present in transitional HM was 30–33% greater in the OW group in the NW and OB groups (P ≤ 0.01), but unchanged among groups in established HM. (D). The absolute DHA amount was decreased by 43% in the OB group relative to the NW group in transitional HM (P = 0.008), and in established HM the DHA amount was 65% less than in the NW group (P = 0.005). (E) EPA tended to be lower in the OW and OB groups in both transitional and established HM. (F) The MCFA in transitional HM was 36% greater in the OW group but 26% lower than the NW group (P = 0.035 and 0.005, respectively). MCFA, medium chain fatty acids; TAG, triglyceride; NW, normal weight n = 26; OW, overweight n = 12; OB, obese n = 10.