While the nutritional and physical health benefits of breastfeeding are well established,
accumulating research demonstrates the far-reaching psychological effects of breastfeeding …

Breastfeeding is associated with long-term wellbeing including low risks of infectious
diseases and non-communicable diseases such as asthma, cancer, autoimmune diseases …

Human milk is a complex fluid that has developed to satisfy the nutritional requirements of
infants. In addition to proteins, lipids, carbohydrates and other biologically active …

Recent data suggest that the human body is not such a neatly self-sufficient island after all. It
is more like a super-complex ecosystem containing trillions of bacteria and other …

The human body is colonized by a diverse collective of microorganisms, including bacteria,
fungi, protozoa and viruses. The smallest entity of this microbial conglomerate are the …

Breast milk delivers nutrition and protection to the develo** infant. There has been
considerable research on the high-molecular-weight milk components; however, low …

Throughout the human life, the gut microbiota interacts with us in a number of different ways,
thereby influencing our health status. The acquisition of such an interactive gut microbiota …

Reflecting millions of years of adaptation and optimization, milk is unique to the species that
produces it and for the young of which it is intended, with large variations in both lactation …

Human milk (HM) is the first dietary exposure in infancy and the best nutritional option for
growth and healthy development of the newborn and infant. The concentrations of …

The presence of Bifidobacterium species in the maternal vaginal and fecal microbiota is
arguably an evolutionary trait that allows these organisms to be primary colonizers of the …