Publication: Consumption of Palm Date Herbal Beverage: Effect on Maternal and Infant Nutritional Status
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2021
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eng
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2697-584X (Print)
2697-5866 (Online)
2697-5866 (Online)
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Mahidol University
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Department of Nutrition Faculty of Public Health Mahidol University
Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine College of Integrative Medicine Dhurakij Pundit University
Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine College of Integrative Medicine Dhurakij Pundit University
Bibliographic Citation
Thai Journal of Public Health. Vol. 51, No. 3 (September - December 2021), 234-242
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Chanadda Tanasinpiboon, Patcharanee Pavadhgul, Akkarach Bumrungpert Consumption of Palm Date Herbal Beverage: Effect on Maternal and Infant Nutritional Status. Thai Journal of Public Health. Vol. 51, No. 3 (September - December 2021), 234-242. Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/72097
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Consumption of Palm Date Herbal Beverage: Effect on Maternal and Infant Nutritional Status
Abstract
This research aimed to examine the effect of a palm date beverage containing
herbal beads on maternal and infant nutritional status. A randomized
placebo-controlled trial was conducted in exclusively breastfed infants
(aged one to six months) and their mothers. 47 mother-infant pairs who
were randomly allocated to the experimental (n = 24) and placebo (n = 23) groups
completed the study. The mothers in the experimental group consumed palm
date beverage containing herbal beads consisting of banana flower, lemon
basil, and Thai basil (65 ml/bottle), two bottles/day, for four weeks and the
other group consumed a placebo drink. Maternal and infant nutritional status
was measured before and after the intervention using a body composition
analyzer and digital baby scale, respectively. Maternal nutritional status,
determined by weight, percent body fat, body fat mass, body muscle mass,
visceral fat rating and BMI, was not significantly different between the
experimental and placebo groups. Moreover, for infant nutritional status,
weight-for-age percentile was not significantly different in both groups. In
conclusion, a palm date beverage that contained herbal beads had no effect on
maternal and infant nutritional status. The study period should be extended
and we recommend that a future study investigates infant weight in the early
postnatal period (infant age less than one month).