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Mother’s milk study sparks debate
Supporters of breastfeeding are worried that recent research into nut allergies may harm what they say is essential nutrition for young babies.
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I believe that the placenta does not filter all the harmful effects from the baby of all foods ingested or products smoked, nor does the mother’s body perform this filtering action in the milk. Logic implies that feeding mothers should be wary of passing on to baby the residues of any item that they have ingested.
The design of this study has several basic flaws. Infant feeding information can only be reliably obtained as a prospective cohort study with regular assessments (for example monthly for the six months). Asking anyone to recall exactly when they introduced a food five years is pointless.
Infant feeding studies that use cross sectional data or retrospective ascertainment of exposure are pointless and just give inaccurate information to the community
Colin Binns