Recent research underscores the dynamic nature of human milk, highlighting its shifting composition and crucial bioactive components that influence infant growth and immunity.
Breast milk is often described as “liquid gold”, and the phrase is not entirely sentimental. According to the National Center for Biotechnology Information, human milk is a living, bioactive fluid whose composition shifts over time, with colostrum, transitional milk and mature milk all differing in fat, protein and carbohydrate content. It also carries immunoglobulins, growth factors and other compounds that help shape an infant’s early development.
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