Posts Tagged ‘breast milk’

Family life key ingredient in infant IQ

U. SOUTHAMPTON (UK)—An infant’s intelligence is shaped more by family environment than by the amount of omega 3 fatty acid from breast milk or fortified formula, new research shows. Continue…

Thursday, July 22, 2010 13:02 - 4 Comments

Health & Medicine - Jun 30, 2010 9:49 - 0 Comments

Poor babies often given cow’s milk too soon

PENN STATE (US)—Some low-income mothers are more likely to put their infants at risk of health complications by giving them cow’s milk too soon, according to a new study. (more…)

Health & Medicine - May 19, 2010 13:49 - 25 Comments

Genes reveal differences in breast vs. bottle

U. ILLINOIS (US)—While breast-fed and formula-fed babies both gain weight and seem to develop similarly, genetic tracking of an infant’s intestines offers new proof that the difference between the two are very real. (more…)