In this Series paper, we examine how mother and baby attributes at the individual level
interact with breastfeeding determinants at other levels, how these interactions drive …

Breast milk is an unbeatable food that covers all the nutritional requirements of an infant in
its different stages of growth up to six months after birth. In addition, breastfeeding benefits …

Breast milk contains immunomodulating components that are beneficial to newborns during
maturation of their immune system. Human breast milk composition is influenced by an …

Dietary proteins have been used for years to treat obesity. Body weight loss is beneficial
when it concerns fat mass, but loss of fat free mass–especially muscle might be detrimental …

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 …

Milk fat globule membrane (MFGM) protein profiles of breast milk collected from women in
northeast China with male or female babies were investigated using a four-dimensional (4D) …

Breastfeeding is indicated to support neonatal immune development and to protect against
neonatal infections and allergies. Human milk composition is widely studied in relation to …

Human milk (HM) provides essential nutrition for ensuring optimal infant growth and
development postpartum. Metabolomics offers insight into the dynamic composition of HM …

Infant's gender may have influences on composition of breastmilk. This study investigated
differences in whey fractions from milk of mothers (n= 12, 3 biological repeats) with male or …

Sexual dimorphism of the fetus manifests itself even during pregnancy. Preterm births are
more common in pregnancies with male fetuses. Intrauterine and postnatal growth …