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

J Pediatr

Department of Pediatrics A, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Meyer Children's Hospital of Haifa, Haifa Public Health Laboratories, Israel Ministry of Health, Haifa, Israel.

Published: January 2006

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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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2005.08.078DOI Listing

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