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Foods high in conjugated linoleic acids can enrich breast milk
August 14th, 2008
Have a cookie before breast-feeding, mom' Eating special cookies enriched with conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) can increase the level of these potentially healthful fatty acids in breast milk, reports a recent study in the journal Nutrition Research. Led by Athena A. Moutsioulis of University of New Hampshire, the researchers designed a study to find out how long it takes for CLA that mothers eat in foods to appear in breast milk. Conjugated linoleic acid is a group of fatty acids with possible health benefits, including anticancer and antioxidant effects. In the study, seven nursing mothers ate cookies made with CLA-enriched butter or with regular...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-08-14)
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