Does Sunflower Lecithin Increase Fat in Breast Milk?

Sunflower Lecithin:
This has been show to directly increase fatty acids in breast milk. It is also used to help with clogged milk ducts because it makes the breast milk slippery and less likely to clog. That means it is higher in fat.

Does sunflower lecithin make milk fattier?

Sunflower lecithin helps unclog ducts that are “stuck” by making the milk more “slippery,” by emulsifying the fatty bits with the watery bits of breastmilk. ... It may do this by decreasing the viscosity (stickiness) of the milk by increasing the percentage of polyunsaturated fatty acids in the milk.

Does sunflower lecithin decrease fat in breast milk?

Results: There was significant fat loss in the control milk samples compared with the milk samples with added lecithin. The average fat loss was 58% +/- 13% for control samples and 55% +/- 26% for the milk with 0.5 g soy lecithin. ... The greatest fat loss (70% +/- 6%)occurred during the first 4 hours of pumping.

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