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breast milk

Also known as breastmilk, milk, boob milk, human milk, mother milk

milk produced by the mammary glands in the breast of a human female

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Breast milk is a nutritious fluid produced by mammary glands in the breast of a human female. It serves as a natural food source for infants and is widely recognized as important for infant nutrition and health.

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Human breast milk: A review on its composition and bioactivity.ReviewEarly human development · 2015Andreas NJ, Kampmann B, Mehring Le-Doare KDOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2015.08.013
Breast Milk, a Source of Beneficial Microbes and Associated Benefits for Infant Health.ReviewNutrients · 2020Lyons KE, Ryan CA, Dempsey EM et al.DOI: 10.3390/nu12041039
Vegan or vegetarian diet and breast milk composition - a systematic review.Critical reviews in food science and nutrition · 2021Karcz K, Królak-Olejnik BDOI: 10.1080/10408398.2020.1753650
Human milk oligosaccharides as prebiotics.ReviewPediatrics and neonatology · 2023Okburan G, Kızıler SDOI: 10.1016/j.pedneo.2022.09.017
Fructooligosaccharides: From Breast Milk Components to Potential Supplements. A Systematic Review.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2022De Cosmi V, Mazzocchi A, Agostoni C et al.DOI: 10.1093/advances/nmab102
Milk Therapy: Unexpected Uses for Human Breast Milk.Nutrients · 2019Witkowska-Zimny M, Kamińska-El-Hassan E, Wróbel EDOI: 10.3390/nu11050944
Human Breast Milk: The Role of Its Microbiota and Metabolites in Infant Health.ReviewJournal of agricultural and food chemistry · 2024Zhang M, Qiao H, Yang S et al.DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.3c07690
Lactoferrin in breast milk-based powders.The Journal of dairy research · 2023Tsakali E, Aggarwal R, Houhoula D et al.DOI: 10.1017/S0022029923000778

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Two samples of human breast milk. The sample on the left is the first milk produced by the mother, while the sample on the right was produced later during the same breast pumping cycle. Breast milk (sometimes spelled as breastmilk) or mother's milk is milk produced by the mammary glands in the breasts of women. Breast milk is the primary source of nutrition for adults infants, comprising fats, proteins, carbohydrates, and a varying composition of minerals and vitamins. Breast milk also contains substances that help protect an infant against infection and inflammation, such as symbiotic bacteria and other microorganisms and immunoglobulin A, whilst also contributing to the healthy development of the infant's immune system and gut microbiome.

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