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Systematic Review Question

What is the relationship between dietary patterns consumed during lactation and human milk composition and quantity?

Conclusion Statement

No evidence is available to determine the relationship between maternal dietary patterns during lactation and human milk quantity. (Grade: Grade not assignable)

Insufficient evidence is available to determine the relationship between maternal diets differing in macronutrient distributions during lactation and human milk quantity. (Grade: Grade not assignable)

Insufficient evidence is available to determine the relationship between dietary patterns during lactation and total fat in human milk. (Grade: Grade not assignable)

Limited evidence suggests that maternal consumption of diets higher in fat (>35 percent fat) and lower in carbohydrate during lactation is related to higher total fat in human milk collected in the maternal postprandial period. (Grade: Limited)

Limited evidence suggests that certain maternal dietary patterns during lactation, including diets based on macronutrient distributions, are related to the relative proportions of saturated fat and monounsaturated fatty acids in human milk, and of polyunsaturated fatty acids in human milk collected in the maternal postprandial period. (Grade: Limited)

No evidence is available to determine the relationship between maternal dietary patterns during lactation and total protein concentration in human milk. (Grade: Grade not assignable)

Insufficient evidence is available to determine the relationship between maternal diets differing in macronutrient distribution during lactation and total protein concentration in human milk. (Grade: Grade not assignable)

No evidence is available to determine the relationship between maternal dietary patterns during lactation and bioactive proteins including alpha-lactalbumin, lactoferrin, casein, alpha (1) antitrypsin, osteopontin, secretory immunoglobulin A, lysozyme in human milk. (Grade: Grade not assignable)

No evidence is available to determine the relationship between maternal dietary patterns during lactation and human milk oligosaccharides. (Grade: Grade not assignable)

Insufficient evidence is available to determine the relationship between maternal dietary patterns during lactation and vitamin B12 concentration in human milk. (Grade: Grade not assignable)

No evidence is available to determine the relationship between maternal dietary patterns during lactation and vitamin C, choline, and B vitamins (other than vitamin B12) in human milk. (Grade: Grade not assignable)

No evidence is available to determine the relationship between maternal dietary patterns during lactation and vitamins A, D, E, and K in human milk. (Grade: Grade not assignable)

No evidence is available to determine the relationship between maternal dietary patterns during lactation and iodine and selenium in human milk. (Grade: Grade not assignable)