Photo: BIGSTOCKIt was shown to be even more effective than the milk of other animals such as goats and cowsA new study suggests that breast milk may help protect babies from being infected by the novel coronavirus. This suggests breast milk can inhibit the coronavirus as it does other viruses such as norovirus and bacteria. In a previous study, the same research team found breast milk prevented coronavirus infection in animal kidney cells. “Whey protein from human breast milk effectively inhibited...SARS-CoV-2...by blocking viral attachment, entry and even post-entry viral replication,” they wrote. For example, at least two studies, one from China and another from the US, found no evidence of SARS-CoV-2 in human breast milk.

Source: Dhaka Tribune September 29, 2020 07:40 UTC