Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) are non-digestible and structurally diverse complex
carbohydrates that are highly abundant in human milk. To date, more than 200 different …

Context Oligosaccharides are the third largest solid component in human milk. These
diverse compounds are thought to have numerous beneficial functions in infants, including …

Human breast milk (HBM) is essential for the infant's growth and development right after
birth and is an irreplaceable source of nutrition for early human survival. Various infant …

Exclusive human milk feeding for the first 6 months of life, with continued breastfeeding for 1
to 2 years of life or longer, is recognized as the normative standard for infant feeding. 1, 2 …

Maternal milk contains compounds that may affect newborn immunity. Among these are a
group of oligosaccharides that are synthesized in the mammary gland from lactose; these …

The gut microbiome is established in the newborn period and is recognised to interact with
the host to influence metabolism. Different environmental factors that are encountered …

Human milk is the best food for newborn nutrition. There is no ideal composition of human
milk and also no easy way to control the complexity of its nutritional quality and the quantity …

Background Individuals with inactive alleles of the fucosyltransferase 2 gene (FUT2; termed
the 'secretor'gene) are common in many populations. Some members of the genus …

Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a life-threatening disease that predominantly affects very
low birth weight preterm infants. Development of NEC in preterm infants is accompanied by …

Oligosaccharides are abundant in human milk. Production of these highly diverse structures
requires significant energy expenditure by the mother and yet these human milk …