- A small clinical trial tested one simple food swap.
- Mothers ate prepared meals with beef or plant-based meat.
- Researchers checked the different fats in breast milk daily.
- The types of fat in milk changed very quickly.
- Levels of healthy long-chain fats in milk were lower.
- Milk had more saturated fats from tropical oils used.
- The study shows one food swap can change milk.
- Parents and doctors need clear diet advice for milk.
Difficult words
- trial — a test to study something new
- swap — to change one thing for another
- prepared — made or cooked before eating
- plant-based — made from plants, not meat
- saturated — a fat type that is less healthy
- advice — help or information about what to do
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Discussion questions
- Do you eat beef or plant-based meat?
- Do you talk with a doctor about food for milk?
- Have you changed one food in your meals before?
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