HUMAN MILK STUDIES

Abstract

[long dash]Fresh mixed human milk in quantities from 3 cc. (10 rats) to 5 cc. (17 rats) daily as the only source of vitamin G in a diet otherwise complete, was sufficient to support a unit gain in weight of 3 gm. weekly in young standardized test rats throughout 8 wks. (10 negative, 10 positive controls). On these levels of milk, however, most of the animals showed deficiency symptoms. Quantities of 10 cc. (16 rats), 15 cc. (16 rats) and 20 cc. (11 rats) daily produced increasing gains in body weight, although none attained the rate of growth established by the positive controls.