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AAP Grand Rounds 10:33 (2003)
© 2003 American Academy of Pediatrics

RESIDENTS

Lecithin Decreases Fat Loss During Enteral Pump Feeding of Breast Milk

Source: Chan MM, Nohara M, Chan BR, et al. Lecithin decreases human milk fat loss during enteral pumping. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2003;36:613–615.[Medline]

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Researchers from the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, investigated the effect of lecithin added to enterally delivered breast milk on fat losses which have been previously observed due to adherence of the fat to various pump systems.1 Lecithin, a phospholipid, has been used in the food industry as an emulsifier of fats. Six mothers were enrolled in the study; each was mature in lactation when their breast milk samples . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Dean R. Focht, III, MD
Pediatric Gastroenterology Fellow, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH

 



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