Health Sciences 1001A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Antibody, Endocrine Disruptor, World Health Assembly
9 Sep 2013
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Formula: artificial milk for babies that is a substitute fro breast milk. It can be cow based or soy based. Human milk is species specific; mother makes milk that is perfectly suited to her baby s requirements for growth and development. Baby seal feeds once every 4 days but needs to quickly gain fat so the mother s milk is high in fat. Baby cow needs to gain muscle so mother s milk is high in protein. Baby human is born very immature (system-wise), so milk is high in lactose because it is good for brain development. Babies brain will grow 3 times in size. Breast milk is the ultimate super food and the only single food for humans that can independently sustain life for the first 6 months after birth. Who recommends: after 6 months introduce solid foods but still breastfeed for up to 2 years and beyond. Some cultures breastfeeding for up to four years is not uncommon.
