Human milk beyond one year post-partum: lower content of protein, calcium, and saturated very long-chain fatty acids.

Shehadeh, Naim; Aslih, Nardin; Shihab, Shihab; Werman, Moshe J; Sheinman, Rivkah; Shamir, Raanan · J Pediatr · 2006

cross_sectional · Level IV

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Abstract

Maternal milk feeding for more than 1 year is encouraged by many health care authorities. We demonstrate that human milk beyond 1 year of lactation had a small but significantly lower concentration of protein, calcium, and long-chain saturated fatty acids compared with human milk at 3 months after delivery.

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