Background Breast milk nutrient content varies with prematurity and postnatal age. Our aims
were to conduct a meta-analysis of preterm and term breast milk nutrient content (energy …

Concentrations of the long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFAs) docosahexaenoic
acid (DHA, 22: 6n− 3) and arachidonic acid (AA, 20: 4n− 6) in human breast milk are …

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Long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFAs) are of nutritional interest because they
are crucial for normal development of the central nervous system and have potential long …

There has been a growing interest in understanding how the relative levels of human milk fat
globule (MFG) components change over the course of lactation, how they differ between …

Reported breast milk lipid concentrations may vary with geographical region, postnatal age,
and year of sample collection. In this review, we summarized data on the concentrations of …

Objectives: To test the impact of specific maternal-and neonatal-associated factors on
human milk's macronutrients and energy. Methods: This study was conducted with the use of …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Human milk composition changes according to gestational age
and stage of lactation, but infants fed banked human milk often receive pooled milk. We …

Background The fatty acid mixture of human milk is ideal for the newborn but little is known
about its composition in the first few weeks of lactation. Of special interest are the levels of …

Breast milk is a complex fluid evolutionarily adapted to satisfy the nutritional requirements of
growing infants. In addition, milk biochemical and immunological components protect …