Figure 9.

Antioxidant potential of human breast milk. (a) milk samples of mothers fed on different diets during pregnancy. MD, Mediterranean diet; VF, diet rich in vegetables and fruit and with very low content of meat, fish, eggs and cereals; MF, diet rich in meat and fish with very low content of eggs, vegetables and fruit; MC, diet rich in meat and cereals with very low content of eggs, meat, vegetables and fruit; (b) milk samples of mothers fed on Mediterranean diet during pregnancy with preterm birth (PB) and term birth (TB). Data are expressed as mean ± SD calculated as reported in “Statistical analysis”. Significance of VF, MF, MC versus MD: *** p < 0.001.