AIMS To assess what is known about the risks associated with errors in reconstituting the present generation of infant formula feeds, and to examine which methods are likely to be safest. METHODS Systematic review, and examination of the range of infant formula products currently on sale in the UK. Studies from developed countries conducted after 1977 were included. All studies investigating ...

Vitamin K is a generic term for several fat-soluble molecules found in natural and processed foods, playing an important role human health blood coagulation bone metabolism. Although vegetable oils contain only phylloquinone (vitamin K1), milk infant formula not but also menaquinone-4 K2), which has polarity more similar to that of triglyceride impurities, therefore requiring silica gel column ...

Human milk contains all of the constituents that are required for the optimal growth and development of a neonate. It supports the development of brain, immune, and physiological systems. This study aimed to consider the significance of breast milk in preventing oxidative stress by comparing total antioxidant capacity (TAC) in breast and formula milk for premature infants, demonstrating the rel...

Human milk contains all of the constituents that are required for the optimal growth and development of a neonate. It supports the development of brain, immune, and physiological systems. This study aimed to consider the significance of breast milk in preventing oxidative stress by comparing total antioxidant capacity (TAC) in breast and formula milk for premature infants, demonstrating the rel...

Outstanding infant formula milks are very similar in their chemical composition and nutritional value to human milk. Many research works tend also towards the improvement of the bifidogenic properties of infant formula milk. It can be done by introducting substances which stimulate the growth of Bifidobacteriuni blficlutit in the infant intestinal tract. Among those substances hydrolysed casein...

This was a prospective cohort study of 976 infants from birth to 12 months of age. Infants were fed breast milk, goat infant formula, cow infant formula, or a combination of formula and breast milk during the first 4 months of age. Data on type of milk feeding and infant growth (weight and height) were collected at birth and at 4, 8, and 12 months during routine clinical assessment. The number ...

Various essential and toxic heavy metals (Ca, Mg, Cu, Zn, Fe, Mn, Pb, Cd, Cr, and Ni) contents in various types of dried (infant formula and powdered) and fluid (fresh and processed) cow milk were assessed by atomic absorption spectrophotometry. The milk samples were collected from local markets of different parts of Peshawar city, Pakistan. Heavy metal concentrations varied significantly depen...

Studies of mothers with high levels of arsenic exposure indicate the toxic element does not pass easily into human milk. In this issue of EHP, researchers test the hypothesis that breastfed infants have lower exposures than infants fed powdered formula mixed with private well water. Early life is a time of heightened vulnerability to arsenic, a naturally occurring element in bedrock and a wides...