Is human breast milk microbiome ‘neutral’?

Human breast milk is considered the most ideal source of nutrition for infants and it should have played a critical role in the evolution and civilizations of human beings.

Is human breast milk microbiome ‘neutral’?

Human breast milk is considered the most ideal source of nutrition for infants and it should have played a critical role in the evolution and civilizations of human beings.

Insulin’s Role In Making Breast Milk

The reason so many women have trouble making enough breast milk to feed their newborn is partly because a large proportion of them are prediabetic – insulin dysregulation undermines their milk supply, researchers from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and the University of California Davis suggested in PLoS ONE…

Link Discovered Between Formula-Feeding, Metabolic Stress And Increased Risk Of Later Disease

New evidence from research suggests that infants fed formula, rather than breast milk, experience metabolic stress that could play a part in the long-recognized link between formula-feeding and an increased risk of obesity, type 2 diabetes and other conditions in adult life. The study appears in ACS’ Journal of Proteome Research…

A Newborn’s Diet May Be Improved Through Genetic Analysis Of Breast Milk

The composition of breast milk varies from mother to mother, and genetic factors may affect the levels of protective components in breast milk that could influence a newborn’s outcomes…

Deadly Intestinal Problem In Preemies May Be Prevented By Breast Milk Ingredient

An ingredient that naturally occurs in breast milk might be used to prevent premature babies from developing a deadly intestinal condition that currently is largely incurable, according to researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC in this week’s online early edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences…

Bacteria In Breast Milk Identified

Researchers from Spain have managed to identify all of the bacteria found in breast milk. The finding, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, reveals that there is much more microbial diversity in milk than expected, with there being more than 700 different types of bacteria.

Gut Flora Different In Breast Fed Babies

The benefits of breast milk have long been appreciated, but now scientists at Duke University Medical Center have described a unique property that makes mother’s milk better than infant formula in protecting infants from infections and illnesses…

In Mouse Model, Breast Milk Sugar Promotes Colitis In Offspring

A sugar found in mouse breast milk promotes the generation of colitis in offspring, according to a study published online in the Journal of Experimental Medicine.

Breast Milk Study Furthers Understanding Of Critical Ingredients

Ask someone in the know to list the substances in breast milk that make it the ideal food for newborns and you may hear about proteins that guard against infection, fats that aid in the development of the nervous system and carbohydrates that promote the growth of healthy bacteria…

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