In contrast,Wardel, Hill and D’Souza (1981) found a statistically significant
22% decrease of alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) and a nonsignificant
tendency of linoleic acid (LA) to decrease in Holder-pasteurised
human milk. However, Fidler et al. (1998) attributed the
decrease observed by Wardel, Hill, and D’Souza (1981) to unsuitable
handling of the samples, which could lead to breakage of
the milk fat globule membranes that protect the fatty acids in milk.