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A new study shows that milk from mothers who have breastfed their babies for more than a year is richer in fat and energy than mothers who did so only for a few months.
This study is the first focused on the nutritional value of breast milk after prolonged breastfeeding, said Dr. Dror Mandel, Tel Aviv University, Israel, author of the study. "It could be that little less milk taken twice a day and it leaves
more concentrated," said Mandel.
The research team compared the milk of 27 women who had breastfed for 2-6 months with the 34 that had done for 12 to 39 months.
The results indicated that the average fat content of milk from lactating women cut slightly exceeded 7%, while the other group, the fat content was 11%. A liter of milk from lactating mothers contained about 740 calories short compared to the 880 the other group.
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that mothers give only breast milk to their babies to six months, and that breastfeeding for more than one year will bring the baby "all the benefits of breast milk", among which include lower rates of diseases and symptoms such as ear infections and diarrhea, and reduces the risk of childhood obesity.
However, Mandel and colleagues suggest that "The optimal duration of breastfeeding." Although one study suggested a link between extended breastfeeding and increased risk of heart disease, "there have been many objections that have emerged this acudación," the authors write. It would be necessary to evaluate the type of fat in breast milk after a year of nursing before taking consider this possibility.
"The results confirm that it can not ignore the caloric contribution of breast milk to the diet of children," Mandel commented. "So, we must instruct mothers to continue breastfeeding their babies and that from the standpoint of calories, your milk boasts excellent nutritional value."
Source: Pediatrics 2005; 3: e432-E435
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