The benefits of human milk for both mother and infant are widely acknowledged. Human milk could represent a link between maternal and offspring health. The triad mother-breast milk-infant is an interconnected system in which maternal diet and lifestyle might have effects on infant’s health outcome. This link could be in part explained by epigenetics, even if the underlining mechanisms have not been fully clarified yet. The aim of this paper is to update the association between maternal diet and human milk, pointing out how maternal diet and lifestyle could be associated with breast-milk composition, hence with offspring’s health outcome.

The triad mother-breast milk-infant as predictor of future health: A narrative review / E. Verduci, M.L. Gianni', G. Vizzari, S. Vizzuso, J. Cerasani, F. Mosca, G. Zuccotti. - In: NUTRIENTS. - ISSN 2072-6643. - 13:2(2021), pp. 486.1-486.15. [10.3390/nu13020486]

The triad mother-breast milk-infant as predictor of future health: A narrative review

E. Verduci
Co-primo
;
M.L. Gianni'
Co-primo
;
G. Vizzari;S. Vizzuso;J. Cerasani;F. Mosca
Penultimo
;
G. Zuccotti
Ultimo
2021

Abstract

The benefits of human milk for both mother and infant are widely acknowledged. Human milk could represent a link between maternal and offspring health. The triad mother-breast milk-infant is an interconnected system in which maternal diet and lifestyle might have effects on infant’s health outcome. This link could be in part explained by epigenetics, even if the underlining mechanisms have not been fully clarified yet. The aim of this paper is to update the association between maternal diet and human milk, pointing out how maternal diet and lifestyle could be associated with breast-milk composition, hence with offspring’s health outcome.
Breastfeeding; Health outcomes; Microbiome; Nutrition; Obesity; Diet; Diet, Vegetarian; Energy Intake; Female; Gastrointestinal Microbiome; Humans; Immunity; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Lactation; Life Style; Maternal Health; Nutritional Requirements; Pregnancy; Breast Feeding; Health Status; Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; Maternal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; Milk, Human
Settore MED/38 - Pediatria Generale e Specialistica
2021
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