FDA warns of bacterial and other dangers from recalled infant formula
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning parents about a goat milk infant formula potentially tainted with a bacterium that's very dangerous to babies.
Jun 3, 2024
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Life-changing UK health program could reach more families with better coordination and resources, says study
New research from City, University of London and the University of Southampton highlights the importance of Healthy Start for low-income families and outlines several recommendations for local and national governments to ...
May 7, 2024
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Simulation of infant gut makes predictions about optimal milk formula
Doctoral candidate David Versluis successfully simulated an infant gut. This is crucial for research on improvements in formula milk. Currently, such research primarily relies on diaper contents, which is not optimal. Versluis ...
Apr 25, 2024
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When can my baby drink cow's milk? It's sooner than you think, say researchers
Parents are often faced with well-meaning opinions and conflicting advice about what to feed their babies.
Apr 5, 2024
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Why is toddler milk so popular? Follow the money
Toddler milk is popular and becoming more so. Just over a third of Australian toddlers drink it. Parents spend hundreds of millions of dollars on it globally. Around the world, toddler milk makes up nearly half of total formula ...
Mar 18, 2024
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Infant health suffered during baby formula shortage, study finds
The nationwide baby formula shortage two years ago forced many parents to involuntarily switch brands or types. A recent survey from researchers at the University of California, Davis, highlights how these substitutions led ...
Mar 7, 2024
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Liver can generate palmitic acid to maintain brain health, study suggests
Researchers at the University of Toronto have found that palmitic acid, one of the most common fats in human milk, meats, and dairy products, is made by the liver and sent to the developing brain when it's low in the diet.
Jan 20, 2024
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Pediatrician offers advice on 'toddler formula'
The formula aisle at your local supermarket has expanded in the past few years. Next to infant formula products you will often see products labeled specifically for older babies and toddlers. The products have names like, ...
Dec 22, 2023
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Breastfeeding alters infant gut in ways that boost brain development, may improve test scores: Study
Breastfeeding, even partially alongside formula feeding, changes the chemical makeup—or metabolome—of an infant's gut in ways that positively influence brain development and may boost test scores years later, suggests new ...
Dec 13, 2023
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WIC participation helped families better cope with 2022 infant formula shortage
Families that participated in the WIC program—also known as the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children—were much less likely to use potentially unsafe infant feeding practices during the 2022 ...
Dec 7, 2023
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