Does eating more food mean more milk?

Patient's question:

Why does more oil in the food lead to more breast milk? Will this affect the amount and quality of breast milk? Does it affect multiple babies?

Doctor's answer:

Hello, I'm glad to answer your question: During breastfeeding, it doesn't mean the more oil and water in the food, the more milk you produce. It's mainly that excessive oil and water can affect absorption, which may lead to insufficient milk supply. Therefore, during lactation, people often drink nutritious soups. The elders in the family often suggest eating high-oil and high-water content foods because they have misconceptions—they always think that more oil and water means higher nutritional value, which is actually a wrong idea.

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