EVALUATION OF ENERGY AND NUTRIENT INTAKE FROM FOOD
OF LACTATING MOTHERS IN A ROMANIAN SAMPLE
SIMONA CODRUȚA HEGHEȘ 1, LAURA IOANA GAVRILAȘ 2*, IOANA ECATERINA PRALEA 1#, LORENA FILIP 2#, ANAMARIA COZMA-PETRUȚ 2, CRISTINA ADELA IUGA 1,3, RAMONA SUHAROSCHI 4, DOINA MIERE 2
1Department of Drug Analysis, “Iuliu Hațieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 6 Louis Pasteur Street, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
2Department of Bromatology, Hygiene, Nutrition, “Iuliu Hațieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy,4-6 Louis Pasteur
Street, 23 Gheorghe Marinescu Street, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
3Proteomic and Metabolomic Department, MedFUTURE - Research Centre for Advanced Medicine, “Iuliu Hațieganu”
University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 4-6 Louis Pasteur Street, 23 Gheorghe Marinescu Street, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
4Laboratory of Molecular Nutrition and Proteomics, Institute of Life Sciences, University of Agricultural Sciences and
Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 3-5 Calea Mănăștur Street, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
*corresponding author: laura.biris@umfcluj.ro
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Abstract:
Maternal diet has a great impact on breast milk composition and therefore on infant nutrition as many nutrients that are
essential for growth and development are secreted in breast milk. Moreover, it represents one of the most important factors
for successful milk production and mother’s health and well-being. The aim of the present study was to comprehensively
evaluate the energy and nutrient intake from food of lactating mothers during a self-selected diet in a Romanian sample
population. The results highlighted that energy intake was significantly lower compared with the level of energy intake
recommended for lactating women and the distribution of macronutrients was misbalanced in the study group.

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