Colostrum: The Golden Milk for Infants’ Health

Misgan Legesse Liben
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Misgan Legesse Liben: Department of Public Health, Samara University, Ethiopia

Global Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities, 2017, vol. 1, issue 4, 59-60

Abstract: Colostrum is the first milk that is produced in the first few days after delivery. It provides good growth, strength and longevity as well as overall health protection for the infant. Colostrum can pass immunity to a wide variety of disease-causing pathogens to infants. This includes protection from bacteria, viruses, fungi, and even protozoan parasites like giardia. Not even antibiotics can deliver such broad-spectrum protection. Moreover, pathogens do not develop resistance to colostrum as they do to man-made antibiotics. In other words, colostrum does not contribute to the development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Despite of this fact, in societies where colostrum is considered heavy, thick, dirty, toxic and harmful to children’s health, it is believed to cause diseases. A portion of colostrum is, therefore, discarded to alleviate this effect.

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Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.19080/GJIDD.2017.01.555566

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