Mennella J A, Beauchamp G K
Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, PA 19104.
Pediatrics. 1991 Oct;88(4):737-44.
Although the majority of human infants are breast-fed for the first few months of life, there is a paucity of information regarding the sensory qualities of human milk and how these qualities are affected by maternal diet. The present study investigated the effects of garlic ingestion by the mother on the odor of her breast milk and the suckling behavior of her infant. Evaluation of the milk samples by a sensory panel revealed garlic ingestion significantly and consistently increased the perceived intensity of the milk odor; this increase in odor intensity was not apparent 1 hour after ingestion, peaked in strength 2 hours after ingestion, and decreased thereafter. That the nursling detected these changes in mother's milk is suggested by the finding that infants were attached to the breast for longer periods of time and sucked more when the milk smelled like garlic. There was a tendency for infants to ingest more milk as well; the lack of a significant effect may be due to the inherent limitations on the total amount of milk available to the infant.
尽管大多数人类婴儿在生命的最初几个月是母乳喂养，但关于母乳的感官特性以及这些特性如何受到母亲饮食影响的信息却很少。本研究调查了母亲摄入大蒜对其母乳气味和婴儿吮吸行为的影响。一个感官小组对母乳样本的评估显示，摄入大蒜显著且持续地增加了母乳气味的感知强度；这种气味强度的增加在摄入后1小时并不明显，在摄入后2小时强度达到峰值，之后下降。婴儿在母乳有大蒜味时会更长时间地附着在乳房上且吮吸更多，这一发现表明婴儿察觉到了母乳中的这些变化。婴儿也有摄入更多母乳的趋势；缺乏显著影响可能是由于婴儿可获得的母乳总量存在固有限制。
