Breast milk, mother & infant triad as a biological complex

Human milk is the optimal food for the growing infant, with a wide array of benefits for both the mother and the baby for immediate and long-term health. This remains to be the best choice for feeding as it adapts to the infant’s development stage as well as external factors to help protect the baby.

There is still a lot to unfold with the complex structures of human milk, as it holds to potential to also be bioactive delivery systems to a growing infant. This talk by Aristea Binia, PhD, allows the discussion for future strides in the field of human milk research, especially in its composition and function, and possible global reference development to be able to maximize the nutritional applications of human milk for the mother and the child.