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09/01/2018 / By Earl Garcia

When is the right time to introduce solid foods? Starting baby too early has negative health effects

A study published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics revealed that many infants were introduced to complementary foods – anything other than breast milk or formula – earlier than recommended. A large body of pediatric health experts including the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommended that complementary foods be introduced to infants at […]

04/05/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

Estrogen-like compounds in soy-based baby formula found to cause changes in reproductive health

Parents might give their infants soy-based formula because of a lactose intolerance, milk allergies, or other feeding problems, but a new study shows this could be a case of trading one problem for another. According to research that was published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, infants who consume soy-based formula undergo changes […]

03/11/2018 / By Tracey Watson

Nestle called out for false health claims and deceptive marketing of its infant formula

The baby formula market is worth over $47 billion a year and is expected to increase by a further 50 percent in the next three years. Of the four biggest companies raking in most of these profits – Nestlé, Danone, Mead Johnson Nutrition and Abbott – Nestlé takes the lion’s share of the spoils, with […]

02/15/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

Nestle accused of using JUNK SCIENCE to market infant formula products to gullible women

Swiss food giant Nestle is coming under fire for misleading consumers using nutritional claims regarding its infant formulas. A report by the Dutch group Changing Markets Foundation and Globalization Monitor that investigated the way Nestle markets infant formula around the world found that their health claims regarding nutrition and ingredients were based on marketing strategies […]

01/24/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

Build good eating habits from the beginning: Eating spicy food, strong flavors while breastfeeding gives babies more mature taste buds

If you want your child to be accustomed to spicy foods and other strong flavors, start eating these foods while breastfeeding, doctors suggest. This is contrary to the myth that eating spicy foods, such as chili, while breastfeeding will cause excessive gas and fussiness in babies. Jennifer Wider, medical adviser for the Society for Women’s […]

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