Research Topic · Peer-Reviewed

Breast Milk

Breast milk is the natural source of nutrition for a newborn baby. It is uniquely tailored to the specific needs of a baby and has numerous health benefits, including providing protection against infectious diseases. Breast milk helps to boost a baby's immune system, prevent allergies, and provide essential nutrient…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 122× across the literature 🗓 Reviewed June 2026

Overview

Breast milk is the natural source of nutrition for a newborn baby. It is uniquely tailored to the specific needs of a baby and has numerous health benefits, including providing protection against infectious diseases. Breast milk helps to boost a baby's immune system, prevent allergies, and provide essential nutrients for growth and development. It also helps to reduce the risk of obesity and chronic disease later in life. Breast milk is free and is recommended as the best way to feed a baby for the first 6-12 months of life.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

2015

Epigenetics and Nutrition

Exact topic International Journal of Nutrition Cited by 2 doi:10.14302/issn.2379-7835.ijn-14-603

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 122 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Breast Milk, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Breast Cancer Survival.

Journal editorial board
Mark LaBarge · United States Raffaele Serra · Italy Jayant Vaidya · United Kingdom

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