Review

The Role of Breast Milk in the Formation of Circadian Rhythm

Volume: 10 Number: 1 April 30, 2025
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The Role of Breast Milk in the Formation of Circadian Rhythm

Abstract

Circadian rhythm refers to the repetition of biochemical, physiological and behavioral rhythms, including the individual's sleep and wakefulness cycle in a 24-hour period, hunger and satiety, secretion of some hormones such as cortisol, melatonin and growth hormone, temperature regulation, gene expressions and metabolic systems. The sleep-wake cycle is the most basic circadian rhythm. The hormones that play a major role are cortisol and melatonin. Cortisol is released in the organism in the morning hours and initiates the circadian rhythm. Circadian rhythm can be affected by factors such as age, gender, hormones, light, sleep and nutrition. In the first years of life, breast milk plays a role in the formation of circadian rhythm. Breast milk secreted during the day has a high lactose content, provides energy for the baby, improves the baby's learning ability and quenches the feeling of thirst. While the lactose concentration is low in breast milk secreted at night, the fat and melatonin concentrations are high. In the expressed milk feeding method, the time period during which the milk is expressed and the time period during which the baby is fed should be the same in order to maintain the sleep-wake cycle.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Nutritional Science

Journal Section

Review

Publication Date

April 30, 2025

Submission Date

July 25, 2024

Acceptance Date

February 25, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 10 Number: 1

APA
Yıldırım Çavak, B., & Mutlu, H. (2025). The Role of Breast Milk in the Formation of Circadian Rhythm. Instıtute of Health Sciences Journal, 10(1), 52-55. https://doi.org/10.51754/cusbed.1522478
AMA
1.Yıldırım Çavak B, Mutlu H. The Role of Breast Milk in the Formation of Circadian Rhythm. J Cumhuriyet Univ Health Sci Inst. 2025;10(1):52-55. doi:10.51754/cusbed.1522478
Chicago
Yıldırım Çavak, Betül, and Hayrettin Mutlu. 2025. “The Role of Breast Milk in the Formation of Circadian Rhythm”. Instıtute of Health Sciences Journal 10 (1): 52-55. https://doi.org/10.51754/cusbed.1522478.
EndNote
Yıldırım Çavak B, Mutlu H (April 1, 2025) The Role of Breast Milk in the Formation of Circadian Rhythm. Instıtute of Health Sciences Journal 10 1 52–55.
IEEE
[1]B. Yıldırım Çavak and H. Mutlu, “The Role of Breast Milk in the Formation of Circadian Rhythm”, J Cumhuriyet Univ Health Sci Inst, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 52–55, Apr. 2025, doi: 10.51754/cusbed.1522478.
ISNAD
Yıldırım Çavak, Betül - Mutlu, Hayrettin. “The Role of Breast Milk in the Formation of Circadian Rhythm”. Instıtute of Health Sciences Journal 10/1 (April 1, 2025): 52-55. https://doi.org/10.51754/cusbed.1522478.
JAMA
1.Yıldırım Çavak B, Mutlu H. The Role of Breast Milk in the Formation of Circadian Rhythm. J Cumhuriyet Univ Health Sci Inst. 2025;10:52–55.
MLA
Yıldırım Çavak, Betül, and Hayrettin Mutlu. “The Role of Breast Milk in the Formation of Circadian Rhythm”. Instıtute of Health Sciences Journal, vol. 10, no. 1, Apr. 2025, pp. 52-55, doi:10.51754/cusbed.1522478.
Vancouver
1.Betül Yıldırım Çavak, Hayrettin Mutlu. The Role of Breast Milk in the Formation of Circadian Rhythm. J Cumhuriyet Univ Health Sci Inst. 2025 Apr. 1;10(1):52-5. doi:10.51754/cusbed.1522478

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