Infant formula and breastfeeding studies, impact of breast milk on infant nutrition.

Research Update

In this section, you will find information regarding recent infant feeding research.

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Study Linking BPA to Heart Disease Has Limitations

A study in the January 2010 edition of Plos One, an online journal, titled, “Association of urinary bisphenol A concentration with heart disease: evidence from NHANES 2003/06” by Melzer et al.reports a statistical association between higher BPA levels and increased incidence of heart disease in the 2005-2006 National Health and Nutrition...

Study on Exclusive Breastfeeding and Long-Term Effects

A study published in the October 2009 edition of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (AJCN) by Dr. Michael Kramer et al. of McGill University, Montreal Canada titled, "Health and development outcomes in 6.5-y-old children breastfed exclusively for 3 or 6 months" finds no adverse or beneficial effects associated with exclusive...

Exclusive Breastfeeding and Allergy

A recent study published in the September 11 British Medical Journal online found that prolonged and exclusive breastfeeding provided no protective effect against the risk of asthma and allergy. The study, titled “Effect of prolonged and exclusive breast feeding on risk of allergy and asthma: cluster randomized trial,” was performed by McGill...

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BPA and the Developmental of Experimental Asthma in Mice

A study published in the February edition of Environmental Health Perspectives suggested that perinatal exposure to BPA promotes the development of experimental asthma in a mice model, susceptible of asthma.* The researchers exposed fetal and...

IFC Comments on Study Examining BPA and Human Placental Cells

A study in the December 2009 edition of Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology investigated toxic effects of BPA concentrations on human placental cells and concluded that low does of BPA “may cause detrimental effects, leading in vivo to adverse...