Figure 10.
Comparison of antioxidant potential of human breast milk and infant formulas. (a) human breast milk of mothers with preterm birth (PT) fed on Mediterranean diet during pregnancy and in infant formulas used to feed preterm birth infants; (b) human breast milk of mothers with term birth (T) fed on Mediterranean diet during pregnancy and in infant formulas used to feed term birth infants. Data are expressed as mean ± SD calculated as reported in “Statistical analysis”. Significance of 1PT, 2PT, 3PT, 4PT and 5PT versus MD–PT and of 1 T, 2 T, 3 T, 4 T and 5 T versus MD-T: * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001.
