24 Aug What is the composition of breast milk?
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Nutritional needs of newborn babies and young infants are primarily met by consuming breast milk or formula. Lactation is a term used to describe the process of breast milk production in nursing mothers. Choose one question from the following list to answer:
1.There are two primary hormones involved in stimulation of breast milk production and release. What are the hormones in question? Describe in detail how they work to regulate the physiological mechanisms of milk production and release in breastfeeding mothers. What is the role of the baby in breast milk production?
2.What is the composition of breast milk? How much protein, fat and carbohydrates does it contain? What about vitamin and mineral content? Is there anything else in breast milk that is considered beneficial and that cannot be bio-engineered and included in formula? What does formula contain? We all know that breast milk is considered the best source of nutrients for babies. However, are there some things in formula that make it superior to breast milk? What are the benefits of using formula?
3.Find an interesting or less-known fact either about regulation of breast milk production or its composition. Share it with class. Why do you find it interesting?
