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Pediatrics

Infant Nutrition

NEWS:

Baby milk ads 'should be banned' "The National Childbirth Trust, Save The Children and Unicef blame adverts for many mothers abandoning breast feeding before the recommended six months. They want the government to extend a ban on infant milk adverts to include "follow-on" milks for older babies. "

Fish Oil in Formula may Improve Infants’ Health "A new study from the United Kingdom reveals adding long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids -- usually found in fish oil -- to baby formula may help infants regulate their blood sugar better and make more proteins in their muscle cells. The addition of long-chain n-3 fatty acids may improve brain and visual development."

For Parents, Bottle Safety Still Unclear "Although no conclusive scientific evidence exists that bisphenol A, a chemical widely used in plastics, is harmful to children, last month a panel of the National Institutes of Health said exposure to the chemical raises "some concerns" for children. At the same time, authors of "Baby Bargains" parenting books have recommended switching to bisphenol-free bottles, identified by their opaqueness."

Gerber baby cereal recalled over choking hazard "Gerber Products Co. recalled all packages of its organic rice and organic oatmeal cereals Friday because of potential clumping of the baby food, which can pose a choking hazard."

New Guidelines for Introducing Solid Foods to Avoid Development of Infant Allergies "A review of these studies suggested that early introduction of solid foods can increase the risk for food allergy, that avoidance of solids can prevent the development of specific food allergies, that some foods are more allergenic than others, and that some food allergies are more persistent than others. The consensus statement recommends that pediatricians and allergists should cautiously individualize the introduction of solids into the infants' diet. For infants at high risk for allergy, the optimal age for the introduction of selected supplemental foods should be 6 months; 12 months for dairy products; 24 months for hen's egg, and at least 36 months for peanut, tree nuts, fish, and seafood. "For all infants, complementary feeding can be introduced from the sixth month, and egg, peanut, tree nuts, fish, and seafood introduction require caution," the authors write. "Foods should be introduced one at a time in small amounts. Mixed foods containing various food allergens should not be given unless tolerance to every ingredient has been assessed." "

ARTICLES:

Health Tip: Is Your Baby Ready for Solid Food? " It's a puzzle to scientists, but a new study suggests that the main cause of deadly skin cancer -- sunlight -- might also help protect against the disease. The key could lie in the amount of ultraviolet B (UVB) light the skin absorbs -- enough to stimulate a healthy, vitamin D-linked immune response in the skin but not so much that it boosts skin cancer risk."

JOURNAL ARTICLES:

Consumption of organic foods and risk of atopic disease during the first 2 years of life in the Netherlands. (Br J Nutr. 2007)

Determination of pesticides in milk-based infant formulas by pressurized liquid extraction followed by gas chromatography tandem mass spectrometry. (Anal Bioanal Chem. 2007)

Effect of providing a formula supplemented with long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids on immunity in full-term neonates. (Br J Nutr. 2007)

Fish Oil Supplementation Modulates Immune Function in Healthy Infants. (J Nutr. 2007)

Infant feeding and childhood atopy: does early introduction of non-milk fluids matter? (Pediatr Allergy Immunol. 2007) "Only sterilized water was a significant risk factor for asthma (adjusted relative risk = 1.59; 95% confidence intervals: 1.14-2.22), which may be partly because of associated overall better hygienic conditions and decreased exposure to early infections in the household. In summary, we were unable to find evidence for an association between introduction of non-milk fluids in infancy and childhood atopic disease."

Infant feeding patterns in the first 6 months: an assessment in full-term infants. (J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2007)

Infant nutrition and stereoacuity at age 4-6 y. (Am J Clin Nutr. 2007) "CONCLUSIONS: These findings support the hypothesis that breastfeeding benefits long-term stereoscopic development. An effect of DHA cannot be excluded, but the lack of difference in stereoacuity between infants randomly assigned to DHA-containing and those assigned to control formula raises the hypothesis that factors in breast milk other than DHA account for the observed benefits."

Infants who drink cows milk: A cohort study. (J Paediatr Child Health. 2007) "Conclusions: Despite recommendations that cows milk should not be given before 12 months of age, the majority of infants were given cows milk before this age. This suggests the need for further education programs."

Intake of water, herbal teas and non-breast milks during the first month of life: Associated factors and impact on breastfeeding duration. (Early Hum Dev. 2007) "CONCLUSION:: Priority should be given to preventing the early introduction on non-breast milks, especially in mother-infant pairs with associated risk factors."

Moderate hypernatremic dehydration in newborn infants: Retrospective evaluation of 64 cases. (J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2007)

Prebiotics in infants for prevention of allergic disease and food hypersensitivity. (Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2007)

Prevalent vitamin B-12 deficiency in twelve-month-old guatemalan infants is predicted by maternal B-12 deficiency and infant diet. (J Nutr. 2007)

Probiotics and prebiotics in infant nutrition. (Proc Nutr Soc. 2007)

Roles of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in the term infant: developmental benefits. (Neonatal Netw. 2007)

Soy protein for infant feeding: what do we know? (Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care. 2007)

The use of carnitine in pediatric nutrition. (Nutr Clin Pract. 2007) "The primary role of carnitine is to transport long-chain fatty acids across the mitochondrial membrane, where they undergo beta-oxidation to produce energy. Although the majority of patients are capable of endogenous synthesis of carnitine, certain pediatric populations, specifically neonates and infants, have decreased biosynthetic capacity and are at risk of developing carnitine deficiency, particularly when receiving PN."

Vitamins for babies and young children. (Arch Dis Child. 2007)

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