Benefits Of Exercise Could Be Passed Through Breast Milk, Says New Study
Researchers at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center worked with academics from the University of California, San Diego, Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center and the Joslin Diabetes Center to highlight how moderate exercise in mothers could benefit children in the long run through breast milk. They found that maternal exercise causes adaptations in breast milk which included an increase in oligosaccharide 3'Sialyllactose (3'SL.)
It sounds complex but 3'SL is responsible for the development of key immunoprotective effects in newborns. It aids the development of the immune system and gut microbiota and suppresses adhesion and infectivity of bacteria and viruses, such as influenza viruses.
[...] "What we have shown in mice is that the offspring, as they age, do not become as obese and are less likely to develop type two diabetes, and female offspring are protected from heart failure as they age. More studies need to be done to determine how this will affect human infants," says Stanford, "I think this study highlights the importance of maternal exercise. Even moderately increasing your activity during pregnancy could have pretty dramatic effects on your child's health."
Journal Reference:
Johan E. Harris, Kelsey M. Pinckard, Katherine R. Wright, et al. Exercise-induced 3′-sialyllactose in breast milk is a critical mediator to improve metabolic health and cardiac function in mouse offspring, Nature Metabolism (DOI: 10.1038/s42255-020-0223-8)
(Score: 3, Touché) by maxwell demon on Tuesday June 30 2020, @10:07AM (1 child)
No, you got it all wrong. Now that the substance is identified, it will be made into a pill that all babies shall be given.
The Tao of math: The numbers you can count are not the real numbers.
(Score: 2) by Freeman on Tuesday June 30 2020, @03:43PM
Which is the dream of all medical science. How can we stick this in a pill and milk them for all they're worth? Well, okay, not necessarily the dream of the researcher, they could still be idealistic.
Joshua 1:9 "Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee"