HM-O: A Major Immune Component of Human Milk

Learn about the different breast milks your body create

Learn about the different breast milks your body create

Lactation
Article
Jun 28, 2022
1 min

Your milk is different from birth to six months, from today to tomorrow, and from the start of breastfeeding to the end. Discover more about this fantastic “superfood.”

 

Different types of breastmilk

 

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Lonnerdal B, Erdmann P, Thakkar S et al. Longitudinal evolution of true protein, amino acids and bioactive proteins in breast milk: a developmental perspective. J Nutr Biochem 2017; 41:1-11.

 

Last revised: January, 2017