Proximate principle and energy content of human milk in well-nourished urban mother.

ABSTRACT

Milk samples from 54 well-nourished urban mothers between the age of 18-36 years were studied. The birth weight of infants ranged between 2.5 to 3.9 kg at full term. The mean (g or Cal/100 ml) lactose (6.51), protein (1.08), fat (4.48) and energy contents (74.83) of milk was on par with the well-nourished mothers of developed countries. The milk fat content observed was higher than that reported in under nourished mothers from developing countries.