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1Department of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota 55108.
Breastfeeding is a natural and worthy practice, encouraged and promoted by many health professionals. Under most conditions, breastmilk serves infant nutritional and immunological needs well. Nevertheless, there are risks engendered in the practice, one of the more serious of which centers on contamination of human milk with drugs, pesticides, and environmental contaminants. As a reminder of the fact and to highlight some recent research findings, this review is offered.
Breastfeeding is a natural and worthy practice, encouraged and promoted by many health professionals. Under most conditions, breastmilk serves infant nutritional and immunological needs well. Nevertheless, there are risks engendered in the practice, one of the more serious of which centers on contamination of human milk with drugs, pesticides, and environmental contaminants. As a reminder of the fact and to highlight some recent research findings, this review is offered.
