[Literature Library] Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) and the prevention of necrotizing enterocolitis
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Clinical Nutrition
Gastroenterology
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This review paper takes reader through the almost 20-year long journey in the research of human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) in the prevention of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), including recent human mother-infant cohort studies that confirmed specific HMOs are associated with lower NEC risk.
Link to Publication: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6288465/pdf/fped-06-00385.pdf
Reference
Bode L. Human milk oligosaccharides in the prevention of necrotizing enterocolitis: A journey from in vitro and in vivo models to mother-infant cohort studies. Front Pediatr.2018;36:385.
WYE-EM-017-JAN-19
