Human Milk: Nutritional Content and Role in Health and Disease
Erschienen am 11. Juni 2021
142 Seiten
978-1-5361-9824-9 (ISBN)
Beschreibung
Mother's milk provides a wide variety of health benefits for infants, which is why breast feeding is highly recommended all over the world. This monograph provides details about the nutritional and bioactive properties of human milk, explaining the significance of this natural source of food. Chapter One describes how lactic acid bacteria present in human milk plays a critical role in establishing an immunocompetent microbiome in newborns, inducing multifarious health-promoting activities required to successfully initiate the life process. Chapter Two describes how the fatty acid profile of breastmilk varies according to the needs of the infant, particularly depending on the gestational age of the newborn, but also as a result of the mother's diet. Chapter Three summarizes the current literature on the composition of human milk and its life-course functional effects on health outcomes.
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Inhalt
- Intro
- Contents
- Preface
- Chapter 1
- Impressive Antimicrobial Potential of Human Milk: A Blessing for Nascent Life
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Composition of Colostrum
- Composition of Human Milk
- Immunoglobulins
- Secretory IgA
- Enteric Protection
- Respiratory Epithelium
- Secretory IgM
- IgG
- Proteins
- Changes in the Composition of Proteins in Human Milk during the First Months of Lactation
- Colostrum
- Transitional/Mature Milk
- Biological Effects of Human Milk
- ?-Casein
- Haptocorrin
- a-Lactalbumin
- Immunoglobulins
- Lactoferrin
- Enzymes
- Lysozyme
- Lactoperoxidase
- Lipase
- Cytokines and Hormone
- Bacterial Composition of Human Milk
- Origin of Human Milk Bacteria
- Impact of Human Milk Bacteria on Neonatal Gut Microbiota
- Bacteria of the Genus Lactobacillus spp.
- Potential Factors Influencing the Milk Microbiome
- Beneficial Properties of Human Milk Bacteria
- Antimicrobial Activity
- Bacteriocins
- Exopolysaccharides Production
- Potential Strategies to Modulate the Maternal Breast-Milk Microbiota
- New Advances in the Use of Proteins in Infant Formula
- References
- About the Author
- Chapter 2
- Fatty Acid Supply of Human Milk and Its Possible Health Effects
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Fatty Acids
- Fatty Acids and Neurodevelopment
- Fatty Acid Changes during Lactation
- Effect of Preterm Birth
- Effect of Maternal Diet
- Diet during Lactation
- Potential Effect of Nationality
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 3
- Life-Course Health Impacts of the Nutritional Content of Human Milk in Different Steps of Lactation
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Role of Nutritional Content of Human Milk in Health and Disease
- Human Milk Oligosaccharides
- Human Milk Fat
- Human Milk Microbiota
- Human Milk Proteins
- Human Milk Hormones
- Differences in Milk Contents During Lactation
- Conclusion
- References
- Index
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