The WHO recommends exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 mo of life to promote optimal
infant health and development. Understanding the micro-and macronutrient concentrations …

Colostrum is a breast milk produced after the birth of the newborn and lasts for 2–4 days.
Colostrum is very important part of breast milk and lays down the immune system and …

Vitamin C is an antioxidant that can be considered a possible biomarker of oxidative stability
in human milk. A high-performance liquid chromatographic method was developed and …

In Inner Mongolia, China, the chemical composition of 66 breast milk samples at three
lactation stages was analysed. Except for total nitrogen content, the contents of total solid …

Identifying how specific nutrients can impact fertility, pregnancy, and neonatal outcomes will
yield important insights into the biological mechanisms linking diet and reproductive health …

Objectives: Milk banks collect, pasteurize, and freeze/store human milk. The processing may
alter redox properties of milk, but the effects have not been fully examined. Methods: We …

Human milk is the optimal source of infant nutrition. Among many other health benefits,
human milk can stimulate the development of a Bifidobacterium-rich microbiome through …

Colostrum is the first ingested sole nutritional source for the newborn infant. The vitamin
profile of colostrum depends on the maternal vitamin status, which in turn is influenced by …

Ascorbic acid, the reduced form of vitamin C, is a ubiquitous small carbohydrate. In spite of
decades of focused research, new metabolic functions of this universal electron donor are …

Colostrum is the first milk produced by mammals for their young ones. This transfers the
passive immunity gained by the mother to the baby. The bovine colostrum (BC) can be …