Abstract
Longitudinal calcium, magnesium, and phosphorus concentrations were measured in human milk and in the sera of 18 nursing mothers and their infants over a six-month period. During this time, progressive increases in serum calcium and magnesium concentrations were observed in breast-fed infants, in association with a decreasing phosphorus content of breast milk. Maternal serum calcium and magnesium concentrations also increased during this period. It is speculated that the physiologic rise in serum calcium and magnesium concentrations in exclusively breast-fed infants may be partly accounted for by a decrease in dietary phosphorus intake.
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