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In reply to Fiona Coombs's query about breastfeeding and cholesterol, my
impression was that the higher cholesterol levels in breastmilk left no
long term legacies. Some suggest that the early exposure to cholesterol
helps the body learn how to handle cholesterol. Of course cholesterol is
also important for the developing nervous system.
References are hard to come by, and even a search of the medical literature
only turned up relatively old references. These are:

Kark JD, Troya g, FriedlanderY, Slater PE, and Stein Y (1984)
Validity of maternal reporting of breastfeeding history and the association
of blood lipids in 17-year-olds in Jerusalem.
J. Epid. Commun. Hlth. 38.218-25
This showed duration of breastfeeding inversley association with plasma
cholesterol in girls and plasma triglycerides in boys.

Marmot MG, Page CM, Atkins E and Dougla JWB (1980)
Effect of breastfeeding on plasma cholesterol and weight in young adults.
 J. Epid. Commun. Hlth 34, 164-7
Adults in their 30's who had been exclusively breastfed as babies had lower
se cholesterol than those formula fed.

 Innis SM.
The role of diet during development on the regulation of adult cholesterol
homeostasis. [Review]
Canadian Journal of Physiology & Pharmacology.  63(5):557-64, 1985 May.

 Jensen RG.  Hagerty MM.  McMahon KE.
 Lipids of human milk and infant formulas: a review. [Review]
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.  31(6):990-1016, 1978 Jun.

Potter JM.  Nestel PJ.
The effects of dietary fatty acids and cholesterol on the milk lipids of
lactating women and the plasma cholesterol of breast-fed infants.
 American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.  29(1):54-60, 1976 Jan.

Hope these are of some help.

Wendy Brodribb, Doctor IBCLC, Toowoomba Australia.

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