breast milk
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Breast milk is a nutritious fluid produced by mammary glands in the breast of a human female. It serves as a natural food source for infants and is widely recognized as important for infant nutrition and health.
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Research
63,200 papers- Human breast milk: A review on its composition and bioactivity.Early human development · 2015
- Breast Milk, a Source of Beneficial Microbes and Associated Benefits for Infant Health.Nutrients · 2020
- Vegan or vegetarian diet and breast milk composition - a systematic review.Critical reviews in food science and nutrition · 2021
- Human milk oligosaccharides as prebiotics.Pediatrics and neonatology · 2023
- Fructooligosaccharides: From Breast Milk Components to Potential Supplements. A Systematic Review.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2022
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Two samples of human breast milk. The sample on the left is the first milk produced by the mother, while the sample on the right was produced later during the same breast pumping cycle. Breast milk (sometimes spelled as breastmilk) or mother's milk is milk produced by the mammary glands in the breasts of women. Breast milk is the primary source of nutrition for adults infants, comprising fats, proteins, carbohydrates, and a varying composition of minerals and vitamins. Breast milk also contains substances that help protect an infant against infection and inflammation, such as symbiotic bacteria and other microorganisms and immunoglobulin A, whilst also contributing to the healthy development of the infant's immune system and gut microbiome.
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