H1N1 & breastfeeding
Posted on November 23, 2009
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Breast milk is not only physical and intellectual development of children the best food, but also has the effect to prevent the common cold, in the influenza A H1N1 influenza epidemic periods, with breastfeeding for the infant is very useful. Immune globulin, also known as “antibodies”, which is the body’s immune system after stimulation by the antigen produced an immune substance is a class with the human immune function are closely related to spherical proteins, widely found in human and animal body, the English for Immunoglobulin, often abbreviated as Ig. Immunoglobulin structure and function in accordance with its divided into five categories, namely, immunoglobulin G (IgG), immunoglobulin A (IgA), immunoglobulin M (IgM), immunoglobulin D (IgD) and immunoglobulin protein E (IgE). Which IgG is the most important immune globulin, gamma globulin in human plasma by about 70%.
The main role of the immunoglobulin with the antigen, the immune reaction of antigen-antibody complex, thereby blocking the body of harmful pathogens, so that disease-causing pathogens to lose the role. The study shows that breast milk contains protective effect on the respiratory mucosa of several immunoglobulins, especially secretory lgA up, lgM and lgG levels to boot. In addition, there is a certain amount of breast milk against the flu virus can inhibit the lysozyme lactoferrin, macrophages and other immune factors. Therefore, breast-fed babies compared with non-breast-fed children are much lower incidence of colds, which is why the promotion of breastfeeding as an important reason.
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