Dear Lactnet Friends:

Kika ask about supplemental iron interfering with lactoferrin. I have heard
this since at least the 90s.

I looked for research supporting this.

These links are to articles that summarize information about lactoferrin.
It does a lot.
http://www.wellnessresources.com/tips/articles/lactoferrin_keeping_candida_friendly/

http://www.healthyfellow.com/309/lactoferrin-and-anemia/--

Lawrence and Lawrence, on page 526 in their 2011 edition of Breastfeeding:
A Guide for the Medical Profession,  make this comment: "Providing iron,
however, interferes with the immunologic properties of human milk,
especially the bacteriostatic properties of lactoferrin in the gut."

I am sure her bibliography will yield more evidence to support this
sentence.

warmly,


Nikki Lee RN, BSN, Mother of 2, MS, IBCLC, CCE, CIMI, ANLC, CKC
Author:* Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Breastfeeding Therapy*
www.nikkileehealth.com
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