... of human milk on infant nutrition, breastfeeding is associated with a lower incidence of infections, reduced infant/childhood mortality, necrotizing enterocolitis, and obesity during childhood and later in life, better cognitive performance, and a higher IQ score. For mothers, breastfeeding prolongs...

... several substances with a marked antiviral activity [ 17 ]. For some of these substances (Table 1 ), such as lactoferrin and human milk oligosaccharides, the antiviral activity has been attributed such a great importance that they have been supplemented to support immunity and provide antiviral...

... characterizing differences and longitudinal changes in fecal microbes to examining their functionality during early life. Understanding the complex composition of human milk and how its components impact establishment and maintenance of the recipient infant’s GI microbiome will also undoubtedly shed important...

...Armond S. Goldman; Sadhana Chheda Background: Human milk contains a remarkable array of immunological agents that evolved over millions of years to protect the recipient human infant. Furthermore, much of the protection persists long after weaning. However, the scientists who first discovered some...

...Armond S. Goldman The goal of this report is to recount the history of the International Society for Research in Human Milk and Lactation (ISRHML) and how its members contributed to the science of human milk (HM) and lactation (LT). The ISRHML was formed in 1988 by a group of young scientists who...

...Johannes B. van Goudoever As technology has advanced, survival rates of preterm infants have improved dramatically. Human milk was the primary source of enteral nutrition during the early days of neonatology, but the HIV/AIDS epidemic resulted in an increased use of preterm formula. More recently...

...Inés Velasco; Cristina Santos; Juan Limón; Elena Pascual; Lucía Zarza; Elena Marina; Carolina Gutierrez-Repiso; Eduardo García-Fuentes Background/Aims: Human milk is considered the most suitable food for infants. The potential benefits of breastfeeding can be explained by the presence of different...

...Jatinder Bhatia Human milk is the preferred feeding for both term and preterm infants. While being considered optimal for term infants, human milk, even from mothers delivering preterm infants, is lacking in protein, energy, sodium, calcium, and phosphorus, resulting in poorer growth and nutrient...

..., Brazil; CIRA, Universidad Autónoma de Nicaragua, Managua, Nicaragua Pregnancy-Related Changes in Fat M ass and Total DDT in Breast Milk and Maternal Adipose Tissue Key Words Pesticides Organochlorines Human milk Maternal adipose tissue Pregnancy Abstract Background: Changes in body fat mass during...

... in the human milk, the two formulas, and in the stool samples. After a 10-day feeding period, the fecal excretions of total fat, DHA and AA were measured during a 3-day balance period. The total fat apparent absorption rates were similar in all groups (84.1, 82.1 and 80.6% of intake, respectively). The DHA...

...Annette Schwertmann; Silvia Rudloff; Clemens Kunz In this study, glycoproteins and oligosaccharides with sialyl Lewis a, sialyl Lewis x, Lewis x, and Lewis y epitopes were isolated by ultracentrifugation and fast-protein liquid chromatography from human milk of mothers with term or preterm infants...

...., México Circadian Variation and Changes after a Meal in Volume and Lipid Production of Human Milk from Rural Mexican Women Key Words Human milk Lipid yield Circadian variation Rural Mexico Abstract This research was designed to evaluate the circadian variation in the lipid content of the milk obtained...

...A. Sanchez-Pozo; J. Lopez; M.L. Pita; A. Izquierdo; E. Guerrero; F. Sanchez-Medina; A. Martinez Valverde; A. Gil The changes in the absolute and relative contents of α- and ĸ-caseins, lactoferrin, α-lactalbumin, serum albumin and lysozyme in human milk have been studied through the period...

...Danièle Viverge; Louis Grimmonprez; Geneviève Cassanas; Lucette Bardet; Maryse Solère Variations of lactose and oligosaccharides in human milk were studied during the day and the feed, by dialysis, chromatography on Bio-gel P-2 column, paper chromatography, colorimetric analysis and gas...

...M.L. Pita; J. Morales; A. Sánchez-Pozo; J.A. Martínez-Valverde; A. Gil The influences of the maternal diet and of the mothers’ nutritional and socioeconomic status on the fatty acid composition of human milk have not yet been fully elucidated. Fatty acids from capric (8:0) to docosahexaenoic (22...

...Danièle Viverge; Louis Grimmonprez; Geneviève Cassanas; Lucette Bardet; Hubert Bonnet; Maryse Solère Variations of lactose and oligosaccharides in human milk were studied over a 3-month lactation period by dialysis, chromatography on Bio-gel P-2 column, paper chroma-tography, colorimetric analysis...

...Gerd Harzer; Ingrid Dieterich; Martin Haug Ina crossover study with 3 nursing mothers it was shown that the concentration and composition of human milk lipids and the concentration of lactose, but not that of protein, quickly respond to changes in the mother’s diet. Triglycerides were high with low...

...’;Bola O.A. Osifo; A. Onifade The concentration of folate in human milk was estimated in two groups of lactating mothers. The first group had no folate supplementation throughout pregnancy and the other group had 5 mg folate/day throughout the last trimester. Concentration of folate...

...Francisco Grande The wide differences in fat content among the milks produced by different mammals seem to indicate that the fat requirements of the newborn are also different. Fat accounts for over 50% of the energy content of human milk. This relatively high fat content can be necessary to meet...

... milk, from day 7 to week 16 of lactation. Methods: Human milk was collected from all feedings over 24 h at day 7 and weeks 4, 8, 12 and 16 of lactation in 31 lactating women. FAs were analyzed through gas chromatography. Comparisons were made with analysis of variance. Results: Total monounsaturated...