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New mums have different concentrations of breast milk which can affect a baby\u2019s growth rate up until their fifth birthday, new research has revealed.<\/p>\n

Some complex sugar molecules, called human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs), found in breast milk could help babies who are behind the growth curve while others could do the opposite and help lower the risk of childhood obesity, the new study suggests.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Previous studies have found breastfeeding can impact infant growth and help prevent obesity, both in childhood and later in life.<\/p>\n

But the components of breast milk responsible for such benefits remain mostly a mystery.<\/p>\n

Human milk is an elaborate blend of proteins, fats, minerals and vitamins, plus HMOs.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Read more: <\/strong>What causes breast milk to be bright orange?<\/strong><\/p>\n

There are approximately 150 types of HMOs and, like thumb and tongue prints, their combination and concentration is unique to each new mother.<\/p>\n

In the new study, published by The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, US researchers confirmed a link between HMO concentrations and infants\u2019 weight and body composition, as found in previous research.<\/p>\n

Earlier pilot studies looked at a smaller, study group of approximately 30 infants who were exclusively breastfed and who displayed excessive weight gain over a six-month period.<\/p>\n

The new study, however, examined a much larger cohort of 802 mothers and their children who were examined from birth until the age of five.<\/p>\n

It revealed that high concentrations of one HMO called 2′-Fucosyllactose (2’FL) and low concentrations of another HMO known as Lacto-N-neotetraose (LNnT) were associated with growth in infancy and early childhood.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Breast milk from mothers of taller and heavier infants and children tended to have less diverse HMO composition, higher concentrations of 2\u2019FL and lower concentrations of LNnT.<\/p>\n

Breast milk from overweight and obese mothers also tended to have less diverse HMO composition, higher concentrations of 2\u2019FL and lower concentrations of LNnT.<\/p>\n

Depending upon concentrations of HMOs in mother’s milk, but independent of the mother’s pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) or duration of breastfeeding, infant height and weight can vary by half a standard deviation.<\/p>\n

Standard deviation is a measure of how spread out numbers are.<\/p>\n

Study senior author Professor Dr Lars Bode, of the University of California San Diego School of Medicine, said: \u201cWe were surprised by the magnitude of the association.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThe impact persisted long after actual exposure to HMOs during breastfeeding.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read more: <\/strong>Pregnancy and breastfeeding lowers risk of early menopause<\/strong><\/p>\n

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