Factors Associated with Increased Alpha-Tocopherol Content in Milk in Response to Maternal Supplementation with 800 IU of Vitamin E.
Amanda de Sousa RebouçasAna Gabriella Costa Lemos da SilvaAmanda Freitas de OliveiraLorena Thalia Pereira da SilvaVanessa de Freitas FelgueirasMarina Sampaio CruzVivian Nogueira SilbigerKarla Danielly da Silva RibeiroRoberto DimensteinPublished in: Nutrients (2019)
The pre-existing vitamin level in milk and diet are determinants for the efficacy of supplementation in milk, suggesting that in populations with vitamin E deficiency, high-dose supplementation can be used to restore its level in milk.