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    A compound in human milk has been found to fight infections caused by harmful bacteria

    • Last Update: 2019-10-18
    • Source: Internet
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    Recently, published in the latest issue of the Journal of scientific report, researchers from the United States found that a compound in human breast milk, laurate monoglyceride, can fight infection caused by harmful bacteria without affecting beneficial bacteria Researchers from the University of Iowa and the National Jewish Medical Research Center found that the amount of lauric monoglyceride in human breast milk is about 20 times higher than that in cow milk Lauric acid monoglyceride lauric acid monoglyceride is a natural compound in nature While the researchers identified high levels of Laurate monoglycerides in human breast milk, they also found that human breast milk inhibited the growth of Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis and Clostridium perfringens pathogenic bacteria The content of bifidobacteria, lactobacilli and other beneficial bacteria is also relatively higher in breast fed infants And when researchers removed monolglycerides from human breast milk, their ability to fight Staphylococcus aureus disappeared It was found that milk with a certain amount of lauric acid monoglyceride also had antibacterial ability It was also found that laurate monoglyceride can inhibit the inflammation of epithelial cells Therefore, breast milk can be used to treat atopic dermatitis in children.
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