Abstract:

Oleic acid (omega 9) is a monounsaturated fatty acid that plays a critical role in the early development of the central nervous system. Recent research has shown that oleic acid is an antioxidant that may protect against the development of numerous forms of cancer, including breast and colorectal cancer. The purpose of this research is to determine the association between fat consumption and oleic acid levels in nursing mothers' breast milk. This is a cross-sectional approach to analytic observation. Breast milk from nursing moms is the population. Breast milk from nursing moms aged 6-24 months as a sample. The sampling approach employed was purposive sampling, and the results were analyzed using the Sperman Correlation test on a large population of 178 nursing moms and a large sample of 59 nursing mothers. According to the study's findings, the average fat consumption of nursing women aged 6-12 months was 57.95gr, whereas breastfeeding moms aged >12-24 months consumed 56.25gr. Oleic acid levels in breast milk were on average 1.00 for nursing women aged 6-12 months and 0.99 for breastfeeding mothers aged >12-24 months. Statistical analysis revealed no significant Breast Milk, Exclusive Breastfeeding, Oleic Acid, Fat Intake, Breastfeeding Mothers association between maternal fat consumption and breast milk oleic acid levels in nursing women (p>0.05). The amount of oleic acid in nursing moms' breast milk is smaller than the recommended threshold (1.5 g/L). However, there are two instances of high oleic acid levels in nursing moms' breast milk. Additional qualitative study is needed on nursing moms whose oleic acid levels are within or surpass the recommended range. Additionally, we examined additional factors relating to baby intake and nutritional status.

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