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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...

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...

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...

Recommendations for Infant Feeding Research

Research on infant feeding and health outcomes is challenging for many reasons. Prospective, randomized, blinded clinical trials, the gold standard for epidemiologic research, cannot be conducted without compromising a mother’s right to make a...

Bottle Feeding Education Needed

A systematic literature review of mothers' experiences with bottle-feeding published in the July 2009 edition of the Archives of Disease and Childhood found that while mothers recognize the benefits of breastfeeding, those who bottle-feed with...

Fortified Milks Help Reduce Infant Morbidity

A November 2006 study published in the British Medical Journal indicates that fortified milks that contain immune-specific minerals and vitamins, such as follow-on formulas, growing up milks or toddler milks, may significantly reduce childhood...

Infant Formula and Protein Levels

A study by Koletzko et al. suggests that infants fed an infant formula with lower protein content exhibited weight for length and BMI similar to that of breastfed infants. (1) The study authors examined the effect of lower protein (1.77 grams...

Infant Feeding Practices in the US

In the October 2008 edition of Pediatrics, a series of research papers were published detailing results of the Infant Feeding Practices Study 2 (IFPS2). The IFPS2 is a survey of infant feeding practices in the United States that was conducted by...