NUTR 132 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Bifidobacterium, Breast Milk, Colostrum
14 Dec 2018
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Nutritional qualities of human milk a. cow"s milk should never be used in infant feeding into the infant is at least. Colostrum- that yellow fluid malik from the breast during late pregnancy b. i. ii. contains antibodies immune system cells and growth factors. 1. a protective factor a. secreted in the colostrum that encourages growth of beneficial bacteria in the newborn"s intestines b. lactobacillus bifidus bacteria: mature milk i. Human milk is done and almost watery in an appearance and often has a slight bluish tinge. 1. milk proteins form of soft light curd in the infant stomach a. and are easy to digest. 2. some human milk proteins bind iron a. reducing the growth of some bacteria that can cause diarrhea. 3. the lipids in human breast milk are a. high in linoleic acid: cholesterol which are needed for brain development. Fore milk : skim milk & hind milk (10-20 min) - fat like cream.
