Study of Infants in NICU Shows Low BPA Exposures are Well Within Safe Limits
A study published recently in Pediatrics attempted to determine whether feeding sources (breast milk or formula) or medical devices were the sources of BPA exposure among premature infants under...
View ArticlePrevious Studies on Toxic Effects of BPA Couldn't be Reproduced, says MU...
Following a three-year study using more than 2,800 mice, a University of Missouri researcher was not able to replicate a series of previous studies by another research group investigating the chemical...
View ArticleReasons for Earlier than Desired Cessation of Breastfeeding
The authors of an article published in the February issue of Pediatrics sought to determine the prevalence and factors associated with the failure to meet the desired breastfeeding duration. The...
View ArticleGut Microbiota of Healthy Canadian Infants
The authors of an article recently published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal sought to compare the gut microbiota of infants based on mode of delivery and feeding type. They found that...
View ArticleRecent Study Suggests Formula May Complement Breastfeeding
A study published in the May edition of Pediatrics is the first randomized trial of the effects of brief early formula use on future breastfeeding success. The study suggested that giving newborns with...
View ArticleDelivery Mode, Infant Diet Affect Gut Microbiota
An article titled, "Gut microbiota of healthy Canadian infants: profiles by mode of delivery and infant diet at 4 months" was published online in the February edition of the Canadian Medical...
View ArticleNew Studies Link DHA-Enriched Formula to Positive Cognitive Outcomes in...
Two studies recently published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition have found that infants who were fed formula enriched with long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFA) from birth to 12...
View ArticleBreastmilk Gut Bacteria Discovery Could Boost Infant Formula Development
From DairyReporter.com: Researchers from the Institute of Food Nutrition and Health, University Children’s Hospital Zurich, and the Nestlé Research Center discovered the same strains of...
View ArticleWho Pays for the Health Benefits of Exclusive Breastfeeding? An Analysis of...
In a recent study published in the Journal of Human Lactation, Australian researchers sought to determine the time it takes mothers to exclusively breastfeed and whether this time is significantly...
View ArticleNew Study on Breastfeeding and Infant Formula Feeding
A recent study published online in Social Science & Medicine found no statistically significant differences between breast-fed and bottle-fed siblings regarding health and behavioral outcomes,...
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