FLR 021: Infant Formula - A World of Controversy

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

https://www.enfamil.com/

Center for Disease Control: Breastfeeding Rates Continue to Rise [website]

http://tinyurl.com/y6upcxq4

National Institutes of Health: Human Milk Composition [website]

http://tinyurl.com/y7n2f6n3

National Institutes of Health: A History of Infant Feeding [website]

http://tinyurl.com/yb4fffvc

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]

http://tinyurl.com/y9evljub

Domestic Geek Girl: A History of Baby Formula [website]

http://tinyurl.com/ybwsgyno

Dr. John McDougall:  Infant Formula [website]

http://tinyurl.com/y7nljpv9

Parents Choice Formula:  What Should We Feed Baby [website]

http://tinyurl.com/y7sqx4mg

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