Maternal diet alters the sensory qualities of human milk and the nursling's behavior.
Maternal diet alters the sensory qualities of human milk and the nursling's behavior.
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作者：
J. Mennella;G. Beauchamp
虽然大多数人类婴儿在出生后的头几个月是母乳喂养的，但关于母乳的感官质量以及这些质量如何受到母亲饮食影响的信息很少。本研究调查了母亲摄入大蒜对母乳气味和婴儿吮吸行为的影响。通过感官小组对牛奶样品的评价显示，大蒜摄入显著且持续增加了牛奶气味的感知强度;这种气味强度的增加在摄入后1小时不明显，在摄入后2小时达到峰值，此后下降。婴儿在母乳中发现了这些变化，这一发现表明婴儿在母乳中附着的时间更长，当牛奶闻起来像大蒜时，他们会吸得更多。婴儿也有摄入更多乳汁的趋势;缺乏显著影响可能是由于婴儿可用乳汁总量的固有限制。
Although the majority of human infants are breast-fed for the first few months of life, there is a paucity of information regarding the sensory qualities of human milk and how these qualities are affected by maternal diet. The present study investigated the effects of garlic ingestion by the mother on the odor of her breast milk and the suckling behavior of her infant. Evaluation of the milk samples by a sensory panel revealed garlic ingestion significantly and consistently increased the perceived intensity of the milk odor; this increase in odor intensity was not apparent 1 hour after ingestion, peaked in strength 2 hours after ingestion, and decreased thereafter. That the nursling detected these changes in mother's milk is suggested by the finding that infants were attached to the breast for longer periods of time and sucked more when the milk smelled like garlic. There was a tendency for infants to ingest more milk as well; the lack of a significant effect may be due to the inherent limitations on the total amount of milk available to the infant.