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Mother's milk contains ~4.5% fat, ~7% sugar and ~1% protein. It's not exactly 50:50 sugar/fat ratio, but it's pretty close, so I wouldn't call the combination u
by nuxi 7y ago
Mother's milk contains ~4.5% fat, ~7% sugar and ~1% protein. It's not exactly 50:50 sugar/fat ratio, but it's pretty close, so I wouldn't call the combination unnatural. Maybe we've been "trained" from birth on what the "optimal" combination is...
- gizmo686 7y agoI'm not sure how representative an infants metabalism is. Humans are already unique in keeping our ability to digest milk into adulthood (an adaptation that has not spread to the entire population)
- smn1234 7y agoisn't it intended that mother's milk helps the newborn put on weight (fat) and grow? That macros ratio of carb and fat is indeed interesting
- leethargo 7y agoThat, and support rapid brain development (based on glucose).
- CPLX 7y agoAs a general rule, for mammals, the natural period of milk consumption is one where the recipients weight increases by several hundred percent.