The risks and benefits of traditional cheeses, mainly raw milk cheeses, are rarely set out
objectively, whence the recurrent confused debate over their pros and cons. This review …

The role of microbial colonization is indispensable for keeping a balanced immune
response in life. However, the events that regulate the establishment of the microbiota, their …

OBJECTIVES: Studies addressing breastfeeding and obesity rarely document the method of
breast milk feeding, type of supplementation, or feeding in hospital. We investigated these …

Background The initial acquisition and early development of the intestinal microbiome
during infancy are important to human health across the lifespan. Mode of birth, antibiotic …

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 …

Breast milk is a unique bioactive substance essential to the development of the newborn's
immature immune and digestive systems. In preterm infants, there are specific benefits …

Background: Human milk (HM) fortification has been recommended for the nutritional
optimization of very low–birthweight infants. This study analyzed the bioactive components …

Abstract Pasteurization, performed at 62.5 C for 30 minutes (holder pasteurization), is
currently recommended in all international human milk banks guidelines, but it affects some …

Donor human milk (DHM) is submitted to Holder pasteurization (HoP) to ensure its
microbiological safety in human milk banks but this treatment affects some of its bioactive …

Introduction: Human donor milk is widely used to feed premature and sick newborns when
the milk of their own mothers is insufficient. All treatment processes involving human milk …