Published online March 1, 2006
PEDIATRICS Vol. 117 No. 3 March 2006, pp. 988-989 (doi:10.1542/peds.2005-2929)
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Fat Content in Human Milk According to Duration of Lactation

Anni Larnkjaer, MSc, PhD
Lene Schack-Nielsen, MSc
Kim Fleischer Michaelsen, MD, DrMedSci
Department of Human Nutrition
Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University
DK-1958 Frederiksberg C, Denmark

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To the Editor.—

We read with interest the article by Mandel et al1 that showed that the fat content of human milk increased after prolonged breastfeeding. They mention that very little is known about milk composition during prolonged lactation and refer to only 2 studies. We previously published an article on this topic.2 We analyzed the macronutrient content of human milk from 244 mothers who had a surplus of breast milk that was donated to a milk bank. At the time of our . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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