In a paper published on Aug. 30 in Frontiers in Nutrition, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute researchers, in collaboration with researchers from the Murdoch Children's Research Institute, have found that ether lipids are present in significantly higher concentrations in breastmilk compared to formula and other animal- and plant-based milks. This finding provides a possible explanation as to why breastmilk is considered the most beneficial food source for early life development.
The lipidomes of human milk , infant formula, and animal milk. PCA of lipidomic measures for the total lipidome and the total fatty acid composition, for BIS human milk at 1 , 6 , and 12 months, infant formula , and animal milk samples . All concentrations were log10 transformed prior to PCA.
Ether lipids are known to have cardioprotective benefits, and low levels are associated with diseases including atherosclerosis and
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