Abstract:
Breastfeeding is a gold standard of neonate nutrition because human milk contains a lot of essential compounds crucial for the proper development of a child. However, milk is also a bio-fluidthat can contain environmental pollutants, affecting the immune system and the various body organs. Polychlorinated biphenyls are organic pollutants that have been detected in human milk. The presence of heavy metals in milk such as arsenic, lead, cadmium, and mercury as these compounds can lead to disorders in the production of cytokines, which are important immunomodulatory, and that toxicants cause stimulation or suppression of these compounds. This can lead to health problems in children as allergies, disorders in the endocrine system, end even neurodevelopment delay and disorders. Human milk fatty acids are among the nutrients that show extreme sensitivity to maternal nutrition and are implicated in neurological development. Transfer of n-6 (omega-6) and n-3 (omega-3) fatty acids and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) from the maternal diet into human milk have little evidence of mammary gland regulation and has gained attention because of its high concentrations and roles in the brain and retina. In general, the concept of nutritional vulnerability during early brain development refers to lasting deficits in neurological function that result from a deficiency of a dietary nutrient that disturbs normal brain development in such a way that recovery is not achieved, even with later nutritional rehabilitation.
Page(s):
175-175
DOI:
DOI not available
Published:
Journal: Abstract Book on Global Science Technology and Management Conference, Volume: 0, Issue: 0, Year: 2023
Keywords:
infants
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Environmental pollution
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mothers milk
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neurological development