Colostrum contains a unique component that protects the intestine (research)
Scientists from Queen Mary University of London found that a remarkable component of human breast milk protects and restores the small intestine of newborns.
This component, called pancreatic secretory trypsin inhibitor, or PSTI, more than anything contained in the colostrum - the milk, produced in the first few days after birth.
The inner surface of the intestine of the child particularly vulnerable to damage, because until now there was not a solid, liquid or food. The new study reminds us of the vital importance of breastfeeding in the first days after birth.
Scientists have discovered PSTI in all tested samples of breast milk, but in the greatest number is contained in the colostrum. In the dairy mixture, this component was not found. Read the full ... "
