Impact of breastfeeding and formula feeding on immune cell populations and blood cell parameters: an observational study
Thamer A. Hamdan, Saleh Alkhateeb, Ghaleb Oriquat, Adeeb Alzoubi, Khaled Abdul-Aziz Ahmed · 2024
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Thamer Hamdan and four co-authors compared the blood of breastfed and formula-fed babies in this 2024 study. Milk carries immune-active factors that shape a baby's defenses, yet feeding's print on blood cells was little mapped. The team ran full blood counts and immune profiling on samples from both groups across early ages.
Breastfed babies showed more white and red blood cells in early infancy, with higher hemoglobin as well. Platelet counts matched between groups. Immune profiling also favored the breastfed group, in both the fast innate arm and the learned adaptive arm. The authors read the print as broad support for breastfeeding's immune reputation.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Thamer A. Hamdan, Saleh Alkhateeb, Ghaleb Oriquat, Adeeb Alzoubi, Khaled Abdul-Aziz Ahmed |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 21 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |