Fatty acids contribution of bovine and maternal milk to humansassessment and influential factors

  1. Rocío Barreiro Tomé
Supervised by:
  1. Patricia Regal López Director
  2. Alberto Cepeda Sáez Director

Defence university: Universidade de Santiago de Compostela

Fecha de defensa: 02 January 2023

Committee:
  1. María Rosaura Leis Trabazo Chair
  2. María Carmen Collado Amores Secretary
  3. Marta Prado Rodríguez Committee member

Type: Thesis

Teseo: 793655 DIALNET lock_openMINERVA editor

Abstract

The fatty acids occurring in mammalian milk are one of the most studied components for their effects in human health. Several endogenous and exogenous factors can vary their levels in milk, making this food more beneficial or harmful to the human organism. In this Doctoral Thesis project, the fatty acid profiles of the three types of milk most consumed by humans, i.e. bovine milk, breast milk and/or infant formula, were analysed in detail. Diverse influential factors have been investigated, and their composition has been compared and discussed to assess the adaptation of each type of milk to the specific dietary requirements of humans.