Recordnet.com A breast milk brouhaha
Moms cautioned against overreacting to vitamin D supplement report
By Paula Sheil
Record Staff Writer
Published Tuesday, April 29, 2003
"When Dr. Benjamin Spock was the mother's baby guru in the 1950s, she dutifully followed his recommendation to take baby outside for a few minutes every day to get some sun.
This was, of course, before global warming, ozone holes and sunscreen, but this sunbath wasn't about tanning or burning, but about getting a little dose of vitamin D, necessary for the development of strong bones.
Mothers' milk provided the rest of babies nutritional requirements. Now, a report issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics undermines breast milk as "the perfect food," by recommending that infants receive a vitamin D supplement, say lactation experts.
Breast milk fulfills babies complete nutritional requirements, said Rachel Ochoa, a lactation educator at Stockton's Delta Health Care WIC (Women, Infants and Children) program. Everything that contradicts this "hurts those who are beginners and have fears as it is," she added...."
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ISLAMABAD, April 16 (Online): Bottle-fed babies may need higher doses of certain medications than those who are breast-fed because formula causes their bodies to metabolize the drugs more quickly, Canadian researchers report.
Doctors have observed that formula-fed premature infants who are given oral caffeine to treat a condition known as neonatal apnea have consistently lower blood concentrations of the drug than breast-fed babies. Apnea causes the infants to stop breathing for short periods; caffeine, a stimulant, helps regulate respiration.
In search of an explanation for the difference, the researchers compared the effects of breast milk and two brands of canned liquid baby formula derived from cow's milk on human liver cells in the lab. The liver metabolizes medicines.
Wednesday April 16, 2003 (0056 PST)
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ISLAMABAD, April 16 (Online): Bottle-fed babies may need higher doses of certain medications than those who are breast-fed because formula causes their bodies to metabolize the drugs more quickly, Canadian researchers report.
Doctors have observed that formula-fed premature infants who are given oral caffeine to treat a condition known as neonatal apnea have consistently lower blood concentrations of the drug than breast-fed babies. Apnea causes the infants to stop breathing for short periods; caffeine, a stimulant, helps regulate respiration.
In search of an explanation for the difference, the researchers compared the effects of breast milk and two brands of canned liquid baby formula derived from cow's milk on human liver cells in the lab. The liver metabolizes medicines.
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The incidence of a pre-diabetic condition in adolescence has been linked to a nutrient-enriched diet often given to premature babies, according to UK researchers. This nutrient-enriched diet is designed to boost premature babies and enable them to catch up to their full term peers.
Extra nutrition helps brain and bones
But, this extra nutrition does not only have a negative impact
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The incidence of a pre-diabetic condition in adolescence has been linked to a nutrient-enriched diet often given to premature babies, according to UK researchers. This nutrient-enriched diet is designed to boost premature babies and enable them to catch up to their full term peers.
Extra nutrition helps brain and bones
But, this extra nutrition does not only have a negative impact
Yahoo! News - Exclusive Breastfeeding Reduces Diarrhea in Babies Exclusive Breastfeeding Reduces Diarrhea in Babies
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By Linda Carroll
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Programs that encourage women in developing countries to feed their babies only breast milk for the first six months can lead to reduced rates of diarrhea among infants, a new study shows.
Rates of diarrhea were reduced by about one third in babies who were three months old when mothers fed only breast milk, according to the study published in the medical journal The Lancet.
An expert unaffiliated with the study said she was not surprised that the infants fed only breast milk were healthier.
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By Linda Carroll
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Programs that encourage women in developing countries to feed their babies only breast milk for the first six months can lead to reduced rates of diarrhea among infants, a new study shows.
Rates of diarrhea were reduced by about one third in babies who were three months old when mothers fed only breast milk, according to the study published in the medical journal The Lancet.
An expert unaffiliated with the study said she was not surprised that the infants fed only breast milk were healthier.
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