Researchers have recently called for human lactation research to be conceptualized as a
biological framework where maternal and infant factors impacting human milk, in terms of …

Available evidence on human milk composition in relation to infant growth is sparse. This
review summarizes recent publications investigating human milk composition; including …

Among exclusively breastfed infants, human milk (HM) provides complete nutrition in the first
mo of life and remains an important energy source as long as breastfeeding continues …

The concept of developmental origins of health and disease (DOHaD) was initially
supported by the low birth weight and higher risk of develo** cardiovascular disease in …

The benefits of human milk for both mother and infant are widely acknowledged. Human
milk could represent a link between maternal and offspring health. The triad mother-breast …

Maternal obesity has been associated with changes in the macronutrient concentration of
human milk (HM), which have the potential to promote weight gain and increase the long …

Background Studies indicate that maternal weight status modulates human milk
composition; however, results are conflicting. Objectives Our objective was to examine the …

Leptin ingested as a component of breast milk is increasingly recognized to play a role in the
postnatal programming of a healthy phenotype in adulthood. Besides its primary function in …

Background Lack of robust estimates of human-milk nutrient composition and influential
maternal factors, such as body composition, are barriers to informing nutrition policies and …

Abstract Background and Aims: Human milk oligosaccharides are the third most abundant
solid component of human milk and are associated with multiple health benefits. Whether or …