Can adults drink breast milk?

Breast milk is the only food that a newborn baby can accept. Breast milk contains a large amount of protein, as well as many antibodies and nutrients that the baby's body needs. Therefore, it is very beneficial for the baby to drink breast milk as soon as it is born. Everyone's only impression is that breast milk is for babies, and few adults want to drink breast milk. Therefore, people cannot understand the practice of adults drinking breast milk. So since babies can drink breast milk, can adults drink it too?

Yes, breast milk contains a lot of immunoglobulins, which can improve immunity.

Guidance:

1. Breast milk contains taurine that promotes brain development, lactoferrin that promotes iron absorption, lysozyme that prevents diseases, nucleotides that promote tissue development, DHA that enhances vision, etc. These valuable nutrients cannot be imitated by milk powder. The milk in milk powder contains several times more fat, protein, salt and minerals than breast milk. These excess substances will increase the burden on the baby's kidneys and digestive tract, and even lay the hidden dangers of high blood pressure, juvenile diabetes and adolescent obesity for the baby's future health.

Life care:

2. Breast milk is very easy to absorb and digest, while formula milk causes constipation in babies. Breast milk contains biochemical enzymes that help babies digest. Whey is the main protein in breast milk, which is intestinal friendly, soft and easy to digest. Most of its nutrients are completely absorbed, so breastfed babies have very smooth bowel movements. The main protein in formula milk is casein, which forms rubbery curds and is very difficult to digest. It is rarely completely absorbed and mostly becomes waste. Therefore, the bowel movements of formula milk babies are hard and smelly, and they often suffer from constipation.

3. Breast milk contains natural lactose that is slow to decompose and easy to digest, and the lactose content is one and a half times higher than that of milk in formula. In order to compensate for this, formula must add sucrose or other substitutes, which causes the baby's blood sugar to rise and fall too quickly, and a large amount of insulin and stress-resistant hormones must be secreted, which has an adverse effect on the baby's health. The natural lactose in breast milk plays a vital role in the baby's brain development, and it also promotes the absorption of many minerals, especially calcium.

4. Breast milk contains natural cholesterol, while formula milk has no cholesterol at all. Although we adults are more "afraid" of cholesterol, it is actually essential for the growth and development of babies in the first two years, especially the development of the brain and nervous system, as well as the production of vitamin D. Lack of cholesterol and DHA can lead to heart and central nervous system diseases in adults. Years of investigation and research have shown that the average IQ of breastfed babies is higher than that of formula-fed babies, and the longer the breastfeeding period, the higher the relative intelligence advantage.