CLC Exam - Breastmilk composition Exam
Questions And Answers
% protein in breastmilk - -1.2%
-% fat in breastmilk - -3.8%
-% carb in breastmilk - -7%
-% water in breastmilk - -87.6%
-Preterm milk is higher in what nutrients? - -protein, fat, and electrolytes
-Preterm milk is higher in certain nutrients for how long? - -5-7 weeks after
birth
-True or false: preterm milk is higher in certain nutrients for the same
amount of time regardless of gestational age - -True
-After one year of lactation, what happens to milk's composition? - -
breastmilk increases in fat and calories
-When lactose and volume are high, what is low? - -fat in breastmilk (and
vice versa)
-Longer time in between feedings causes what change in breastmilk
composition? - -decreased subsequent fat concentration
-How does faster removal of breastmilk change the composition? - -
increases fat content
-True or false: babies who nurse on both breasts have higher net fat intake -
-False (no difference in net fat intake if baby nurses on one breast or both)
-Max fat levels are reached when? - -30 minutes after a feeding
-How is the milk composition of moms of boys different than moms of girls? -
-25% higher in calories
-True or false: there is no difference in growth between babies of well-
nourished moms vs babies of malnourished moms - -true (no difference in
growth)
Questions And Answers
% protein in breastmilk - -1.2%
-% fat in breastmilk - -3.8%
-% carb in breastmilk - -7%
-% water in breastmilk - -87.6%
-Preterm milk is higher in what nutrients? - -protein, fat, and electrolytes
-Preterm milk is higher in certain nutrients for how long? - -5-7 weeks after
birth
-True or false: preterm milk is higher in certain nutrients for the same
amount of time regardless of gestational age - -True
-After one year of lactation, what happens to milk's composition? - -
breastmilk increases in fat and calories
-When lactose and volume are high, what is low? - -fat in breastmilk (and
vice versa)
-Longer time in between feedings causes what change in breastmilk
composition? - -decreased subsequent fat concentration
-How does faster removal of breastmilk change the composition? - -
increases fat content
-True or false: babies who nurse on both breasts have higher net fat intake -
-False (no difference in net fat intake if baby nurses on one breast or both)
-Max fat levels are reached when? - -30 minutes after a feeding
-How is the milk composition of moms of boys different than moms of girls? -
-25% higher in calories
-True or false: there is no difference in growth between babies of well-
nourished moms vs babies of malnourished moms - -true (no difference in
growth)
