Garlic aroma found in breast milk

Food chemists at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) have found that garlic aroma is evident in the breast milk of women who have consumed garlic.

Babies fed directly from breast may be at less risk for ear infections

Breast milk may also thwart diarrhea in first 12 months of life.Feeding at the breast may be healthier than feeding pumped milk from a bottle for reducing the risk of ear infection, and feeding…

Intake of dietary fat in adolescence associated with breast density

Consuming high amounts of saturated fat or low amounts of mono- and polyunsaturated fats as an adolescent was associated with higher breast density in young adulthood.

Could eating vegetables reduce breast cancer risk?

Recent research suggests that luteolin, found naturally in some vegetables, could help counter the breast cancer-causing effects of combined hormone replacement therapy.

New study questions role of breast milk in obesity prevention

A new study supports human milk as the optimal first food for babies, but the study raises questions about whether breast milk protects children from becoming obese.

Amazon Indian Breast Milk Has Higher Omega-3 Content

The omega-3 fatty acid docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) is vital for cognitive and visual development in infants. Now, researchers have discovered that Amerindian women have higher levels of omega-3 fatty acids in their breast milk than women in the United States…

High Levels Of Omega-3 Fatty Acids Found In Breast Milk Of Amerindian Women

Working with researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, anthropologists at UC Santa Barbara have found high levels of beneficial omega-3 fatty acids in the breast milk of economically impoverished Amerindian woman as compared to women in the United States. Their research appears in the current issue of the journal Maternal and Child Nutrition…

Cruciferous Vegetables Help Improve Breast Cancer Survival

Chinese women who ate plenty of cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower – cruciferous vegetables – were found to have better breast cancer survival rates compared to other breast cancer patients, researchers explained at the AACR (American Association for Cancer Research) Annual Meeting 2012, Chicago, USA. Sarah J.

Starch Consumption Raises Risk Of Breast Cancer Coming Back

Breast cancer survivors whose starch intake is above average have a greater risk of cancer recurrence compared to other breast cancer survivors, researchers from the University of California, San Diego explained at the 2011 CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, Dec.

Bisphenol A (BPA) Found In Canned Foods Aimed At Children

A Breast Cancer Fund report has revealed that bisphenol A (BPA) was found in every food can they tested – the cans are aimed at children, and include Toy Story soups and Campbell’s Disney Princess, which had the highest levels…

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