INGREDIENT OF THE DAY: polylactose
This episode explores the touchy subject of feeding babies human milk vs. infant formula, an ongoing controversial subject. What’s the history behind infant formula? Is it new or old? What are the ingredients in infant formula? Can they be harmful? Should this highly processed food be fed to newborns? These and other topics are explored in this show.
Show Notes:
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References:
Home Page for Mead Johnson’s Enfamil Products
Center for Disease Control: Breastfeeding Rates Continue to Rise [website]
National Institutes of Health: Human Milk Composition [website]
National Institutes of Health: A History of Infant Feeding [website]
DHA and ARA in Infant Formula
From Food Standards Australia New Zealand, June 2003
Downloadable Word document
Healthy Children.org: History of Infant Formula [website]
Domestic Geek Girl: A History of Baby Formula [website]
Dr. John McDougall: Infant Formula [website]
Parents Choice Formula: What Should We Feed Baby [website]
BBC.com: Breastfeeding – Was There Ever a Golden Age? [website]
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-25629934
Music:
Intro music is "Peter Gunn Theme" by Henri Mancini
Outro music is "Comfortable Mystery 3" courtesy of Kevin MacLeod
