This review examines anthropological contributions over the past decade to the biocultural
processes and practices of lactation via the analytical pillars of colonialism, racial capitalism …

Pancreatic β cell expansion and functional maturation during the birth-to-weaning period is
driven by epigenetic programs primarily triggered by growth factors, hormones, and nutrients …

Human milk is universally recognized as the preferred food for infants during the first 6 mo of
life because it provides not only essential and conditionally essential nutrients in necessary …

Human milk contains many nutritional and non-nutritional components, including free fatty
acids (FFAs) such as alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and …

Among exclusively breastfed infants, human milk (HM) provides complete nutrition in the first
months of life and remains an important energy source as long as breastfeeding continues …

(1) Background: Adequate protein intake plays an essential role in growth and
neurodevelopment, especially in preterm infants. We investigated the effects of maternal diet …

National health and nutrition monitoring is an important federal effort in the United States
and Canada, and the basis for many of their nutrition and health policies. Understanding of …

Background Infants born at very low birth weight (VLBW) are vulnerable to deficits in fatty
acids (FAs) but little is known of factors that influence the intakes or composition of their …

Background Breastfeeding (BF) should be protected, promoted, and supported for all infants
in humanitarian settings. The re-establishment of exclusive BF is also a central part of the …

Introduction: Human milk delivers critical nutritional and immunological support to human
infants. Milk fat globules (MFGs) and their associated membranes (MFGMs) contain the …