The quality of infant feeding is of paramount importance for growth, development, and long term health well into adulthood. Breast feeding is recognised as the ideal form of infant feeding, providing multiple benefits for child health. Thus breast feeding should be actively promoted, protected, and supported. Infants who cannot be fed at the breast, who should not receive breast milk, or for wh...

The effect of the structure of human milk triglycerides on intestinal fat absorption remains controversial. Twelve infants were each fed, for 1 wk in a crossover design, two formulas that differed only in triglyceride configuration. The "beta" formula contained triglycerides similar to those in human milk (26% palmitic acid, esterified predominantly to the sn-2 position) whereas in the "alpha" ...

OBJECTIVES Because inadequate expression of human milk (EBM) in mothers of hospitalized infants were noticed in a neonatal center of our hospital, family education program was carried out to increase the EBM. METHODS A breast milk pumping diary was introduced to the mothers with preterm infant(s) admitted in the NICU. The ratios of EBM (days of EBM to NICU/hospitalized days), breast milk feed...

Sakihara T, Otsuji K, Arakaki Y, Hamada Sugiura S, Ito K. Randomized trial of early infant formula introduction to prevent cow's milk allergy. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2020:S0091-6749(20)31225-2. What is the therapeutic efficacy (CMF) compared with none, in preventing allergy (CMA) among 1-2 month-old babies? Randomized, controlled (RCT). 4 hospitals Okinawa, Japan. Babies, at least 2000g, 35 wee...

Because of the presence of bile-salt-activated lipase in cat milk, the dependence of the kitten on bile-salt-activated lipase is anticipated for milk fat absorption. To test this hypothesis, we initiated a feeding experiment comparing the growth rate of kittens fed with formula with those fed with formula and supplemented with purified human milk bile-salt-activated lipase. The results indicate...

BACKGROUND Excess sodium intake can lead to hypertension, the primary risk factor for cardiovascular disease. The aim of this study was to investigate the sodium and potassium contents of foodstuff used by infants and children of Pakistan. METHODS We analyzed the sodium and potassium contents of infant milk formula (<6 months), follow up milk formula (>6 months), baby food (cereals), biscuits...

UNLABELLED As milk represents the main source of nutrition for infants, the question of an effective human milk substitute becomes mandatory when a formula-fed baby is allergic to cows' milk proteins. In this case, formulas containing extensively hydrolysed milk proteins should be preferred, but even such a formula may cause allergic reactions in highly sensitive patients. If there is evidence ...

To investigate the temporal trend of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in breast milk and assess the risks to breast- and formula-fed infants, breast milk and infant formula samples were collected from Shanghai, China. The PBDE concentrations decreased from 14.8 to 4.85 pmol/g lipid weight during 2006-2012, with a rate of decrease by half approximately every four years. Although there were...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the relation between breastfeeding, use of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)-fortified formula and neuropsychological function in children. DESIGN Prospective cohort study. SETTING Southampton, UK. SUBJECTS 241 children aged 4 years followed up from birth. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES IQ measured by the Wechsler Pre-School and Primary Scale of Intelligence (3rd edn), visual a...