Effects on maternal macronutrient intake towards human milk’s fatty acids composition

• Main Authors: Mohd. Zazi, Norhafizah, Tengku Azhar, Tengku Norbaya, Abdul Ghani, Radiah, Ibrahim, Muhammad, Mohd. Shukri, Norazwani, Ab Wahab, Noor Akmal, Mohd. Idris, Siti Noorfahana, Mohamed, Malissa
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: UPSI Press 2022
• Subjects: RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/102780/7/102780_Effects%20on%20maternal%20macronutrient%20intake.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/102780/; https://ojs.upsi.edu.my/index.php/EJSMT/article/view/6795/4120; https://doi.org/10.37134/ejsmt.vol9.2.8.2022

While fatty acids found in human milk account for half of the energy consumed by exclusively breastfed infants, fatty acids such as monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA) and long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFA) plays critical roles in infant growth. Fatty acids components in human milk are...