Bifidogenic Effect and the Immunity Power of Human Breast Milk.
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2013-01
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Bifidobacteria finds optimal living conditions for growth and overgrowth in the colonized part of the bowel when
the chyme is rich in malabsorbed carbohydrate and poor in protein. Such condition is fulfilled with breastfeeding.
Though the bifidogenic principle of human milk is attributed to the protein free fraction, the quality and quantity
of its protein play an important role in the origination and maintenance of microflora .The low concentration of
protein in human milk, the properties of this protein and the presence of specific proteins that inhibit competing
microbes in the intestinal microflora are essential components of the bifidogenic principle of human milk. Due to
the presence of immunological factors in breast milk like antimicrobial agents, anti-inflammatory agents, and
immunomodulatory agents, human milk plays vital protective and defensive role when the infant’s immune
apparatus is immature. It also contributes early childhood growth and development when the infant is absolutely
dependent on his/her caregivers for provision of nutrition.
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Bifidogenic effect, immunity power, breast milk
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Islam Md Rafiqul. Bifidogenic Effect and the Immunity Power of Human Breast Milk. Delta Medical College Journal. 2013 Jan; 1(1): 20-24.