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http://www.fmbolivia.tv/index.php/destacan-la-calidad-de-la-leche-materna-de-indigenas-de-bolivia/
Spanish-English translation
Highlight the quality of breast milk of indigenous people from Bolivia
Anthropologists from the University of California and researchers at the University of Pittsburgh that compared breast milk samples with those of U.S. women of ethnic Amazonian Tsimane of Bolivia met in the latter higher concentrations of Omega-3 fatty acids.
"The study not only examined the fatty acid content in breast milk and diet of women, but the customs of breastfeeding in both locations and correlated with infant brain development," says an extensive report on the subject published by the BBC.
The Omega-3 fatty acids, particularly docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) are considered essential for fetal brain development, up to two and a half years of life of children. The deficiencies of this element in the diet of the child can result in severe cognitive delays and visual, and also affect the overall health of adults.
The co-director of this research, Dr. Steven Gaulin, a professor of anthropology at the University of California, Santa Barbara, stressed the importance of Omega-3 fatty acids, especially DHA which is 10% of the brain. "It is crucial to brain development and function," he said. He also indicated that contributes to efficient power transmission neurons. "A brain without ADH hardly worth it," he added.
As the brains of the fetus and children in their early years growing at a rapid pace, mothers have to have those chemicals in their fat reserves for transfer to their children during breastfeeding.
Melanie Martin, preparing his doctoral thesis in anthropology at the University of California based on a project with the culture Tsimane of Bolivia, took breast milk samples to analyze the content of fatty acids. The result gave high levels of docosahexaenoic acid, placing the Tsimane over 95% of world population and cultures as just below the Inuit of the Arctic, Japanese and some Caribbean communities.
"DHA is found in fish and the people who have more consume more Omega-3 acids in their diet and breast milk," said Martin.
Important food
The reason for the high level of omega 3 fatty acids in the body of the Tsimane, said Melanie Martin, you're not eating.
"They do not eat processed foods that are high in linoleic acid or omega-6", told the BBC. "But the U.S. and Western diet has high concentrations of linoleic acid present in corn and soybean oils derived from them and processed foods."
Dr. Steven Gaulin studied the correlation between low acid content in breast milk and children's performance on standardized cognitive tests in 25 countries around the world. United States is among the worst.
Quantity and quality
"We are reaping what we sow," said Gaulin. "Our children are operating with disabilities, not only because breast milk is of poor quality but because it is not enough."
This last observation is related to the short time U.S. mothers breastfeed their children, only to the first six months on average, while women Tsimane offer breast-creatures until at least two years.
Spanish-English translation
Highlight the quality of breast milk of indigenous people from Bolivia
Anthropologists from the University of California and researchers at the University of Pittsburgh that compared breast milk samples with those of U.S. women of ethnic Amazonian Tsimane of Bolivia met in the latter higher concentrations of Omega-3 fatty acids.
"The study not only examined the fatty acid content in breast milk and diet of women, but the customs of breastfeeding in both locations and correlated with infant brain development," says an extensive report on the subject published by the BBC.
The Omega-3 fatty acids, particularly docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) are considered essential for fetal brain development, up to two and a half years of life of children. The deficiencies of this element in the diet of the child can result in severe cognitive delays and visual, and also affect the overall health of adults.
The co-director of this research, Dr. Steven Gaulin, a professor of anthropology at the University of California, Santa Barbara, stressed the importance of Omega-3 fatty acids, especially DHA which is 10% of the brain. "It is crucial to brain development and function," he said. He also indicated that contributes to efficient power transmission neurons. "A brain without ADH hardly worth it," he added.
As the brains of the fetus and children in their early years growing at a rapid pace, mothers have to have those chemicals in their fat reserves for transfer to their children during breastfeeding.
Melanie Martin, preparing his doctoral thesis in anthropology at the University of California based on a project with the culture Tsimane of Bolivia, took breast milk samples to analyze the content of fatty acids. The result gave high levels of docosahexaenoic acid, placing the Tsimane over 95% of world population and cultures as just below the Inuit of the Arctic, Japanese and some Caribbean communities.
"DHA is found in fish and the people who have more consume more Omega-3 acids in their diet and breast milk," said Martin.
Important food
The reason for the high level of omega 3 fatty acids in the body of the Tsimane, said Melanie Martin, you're not eating.
"They do not eat processed foods that are high in linoleic acid or omega-6", told the BBC. "But the U.S. and Western diet has high concentrations of linoleic acid present in corn and soybean oils derived from them and processed foods."
Dr. Steven Gaulin studied the correlation between low acid content in breast milk and children's performance on standardized cognitive tests in 25 countries around the world. United States is among the worst.
Quantity and quality
"We are reaping what we sow," said Gaulin. "Our children are operating with disabilities, not only because breast milk is of poor quality but because it is not enough."
This last observation is related to the short time U.S. mothers breastfeed their children, only to the first six months on average, while women Tsimane offer breast-creatures until at least two years.