Consumption of Maternal Placenta in Humans and Nonhuman Mammals: Beneficial and Adverse Effects

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AudienciaPúblico en generales_ES
CoberturaMéxicoes_ES
Fecha de ingreso2026-09-15T00:30:13Z
Fecha de publicación2020-01-01
ResumenPlacentophagia is a common mammalian behavior, and the first scientific study of the potential effects of human maternal placentophagia on lactation was in 1917. More recently, in the 1970s, human placentophagia was reported in North America with a trend toward increased consumption. There are different hypotheses about the women and nonhuman mammals’ motivation towards placentophagia, but few have been subject to hypotheses testing. In women, the controversy continues; on the one hand, researchers attribute benefits like increased breast milk, weight gain in newborns, decreased postpartum depression and fatigue, and improved mothers’ mood. In contrast, bacterial or viral infections, hormonal, or trace elements that could become toxic for both the mother and baby are reported as possible health risks. Other reports argue a lack of scientific rigor to support the self-reported benefits of placentophagia. Also, the way the placenta is prepared (raw, cooked, dehydrated, processed, or encapsulated) alters its components, and thus the desired effects. This review provides relevant information and the different hypotheses and points of view around placentophagia. However, there are still questions to be resolved, and more studies are needed to confirm or reject the data generated so far about placentophagia in humans and nonhuman mammals.es_ES
Doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/ani10122398es_ES
URIhttps://riuat.uat.edu.mx/handle/123456789/2158
Idiomaeses_ES
EditorialMDPI AGes_ES
RelaciónAnimalses_ES
URL relacionadohttps://doi.org/10.3390/ani10122398es_ES
DerechosAcceso abierto (Metadatos de producción científica)es_ES
Licenciahttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2es_ES
FuenteAnimals
TítuloConsumption of Maternal Placenta in Humans and Nonhuman Mammals: Beneficial and Adverse Effectses_ES
TipoArtículoes_ES
ArbitradoHa sido Arbitradoes_ES
AutorMota-Rojas, Daniel
AutorOrihuela, Agustín
AutorStrappini, Ana
AutorVillanueva-García, Dina
AutorNapolitano, Fabio
AutorMora-Medina, Patricia
AutorBarrios-García, Hugo B.
AutorHerrera, Yuridia
AutorLavalle, Eunice
AutorMartínez-Burnes, Julio
AutorMota-Rojas, Danieles_ES
AutorOrihuela, Agustínes_ES
AutorStrappini, Anaes_ES
AutorVillanueva-García, Dinaes_ES
AutorNapolitano, Fabioes_ES
AutorMora-Medina, Patriciaes_ES
AutorBarrios-García, Hugo B.es_ES
AutorHerrera, Yuridiaes_ES
AutorLavalle, Eunicees_ES
AutorMartínez-Burnes, Julioes_ES
InstituciónUniversidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas
InstituciónUniversidad Autónoma de Tamaulipases_ES
Número12es_ES
Rango de páginas2398es_ES
URL relacionadahttps://doi.org/10.3390/ani10122398
Tipo de artículoIndexado
Tipo de artículoIndexadoes_ES
Volumen10es_ES

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