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New mothers can improve their babies' health by breastfeeding after exercise, new research has revealed.
Scientists have discovered that intense exercise increases the levels of a hormone in their milk that protects babies from diabetes and regulates their metabolism.
Many mothers ask whether exercise affects the quality of their breast milk, but until now there was no definitive answer, with some women even worried that their milk would leak if they exercised.
Researcher Dr Trin Moholt from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) said: "There are so many myths about exercise and breast milk.
We just need more knowledge.
The main goal of our research is to find out if we can limit the development of overweight in children."
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The team of researchers took 240 samples of breast milk from 20 new mothers before and at specific times after two workouts, then compared to the corresponding times after the participants spent time sitting.
Those who had just completed a vigorous exercise session had higher levels of the hormone adiponectin in milk.
This hormone regulates the body's metabolism to ensure the supply of energy and materials that the body needs to function.
It is absorbed through the intestines of breastfed babies and changes their metabolism.
Low levels of adiponectin are associated with insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes.
Dr. Moholt said: "The period from conception to two years of age is considered the most critical period for the possible development of obesity later in life.
The hormone is secreted from fat tissue and enters the bloodstream, and much of what is in the blood goes into the milk.
We weren't that surprised by the findings, but now we know for sure.”
The study, published in the journal Frontiers in Nutrition, shows that moderate-intensity exercise did not have the same effect on this particular hormone.
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Studies show that one of the factors contributing to the rapid increase in childhood obesity is nutrition early in life which partially determines your health later in life.
One of the reasons why the World Health Organization recommends breastfeeding during the first six months of life is that breastfed children are less likely to be overweight and obese than formula-fed children.
However, new research shows that the composition of breast milk varies between mothers with a high and low body mass index, and that differences in the composition of breast milk can play a role in the transmission of obesity from mother to child.
Dr. Moholt concluded: "We now have the first result of all the work we are doing, and many more results are on the way.
It will be very exciting in the future."
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