I don't know for the US, but in The NEtherlands and Belgium Aoril 1st is fooling
day...

Gonneke van Veldhuizen, IBCLC


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Verzonden: zaterdag 1 april 2000 16:17
Onderwerp: Breast Milk Taste


> Now I have heard it all!!!!   Denise G Hewson RN IBCLC  Katy, Texas
>
> Little pill sweetens mothers' milk
> SCIENCE: Dietary experts identify compound which improves taste of breastmilk
> while retaining essential nutrients.
>
> 4/1/2000
>
> By JEFF DOBB
> The Associated Press
>
> A controversial breakthrough in lactational dietetics has produced a pill
> which can add appetizing flavors to breastmilk. It is expected that infants
> who reject the breast will find the new flavors appealing.
>
> The research adds to an expanding body of evidence that breastmilk is the
> preferred form of infant nutrition in the first six months— however many
> women resort to formula when their infant rejects the breast.
>
> It also provides evidence for the theory that exposure to greater varieties
> of flavoring agents in the breastmilk can reduce the chances of obesity in
> later life, the researchers say.
>
> The researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles, built their
> study on an already known quirk of human anatomy: Certain strongly flavored
> substances pass through the mother's milk and are ingested by her baby.
>
> Scientists believe that women's cyclic variation in progesterone levels; —
> and the female sex hormones such as testosterone that are found in both sexes
> — create an unpleasant taste in the breastmilk of premenstrual women which
> may account for infants rejecting the breast.
>
> In the study published today in the journal Nature, the researchers
> interviewed 720 women at three major hospitals in Los Angeles, asked them
> their breastfeeding plans, and tested their milk before and after a course of
> the new pill.
>
> The milk of mothers in the control study who ate a bland diet altered
> significantly at various times of their cycle — with the higher hormone
> levels creating a bitter taste in their milk. — The milk of the mothers who
> had taken the new pill was pleasantly vanilla flavored with no detectable
> variation throughout the woman's cycle.
>
> The pills which are subject to FDA approval will initally be available in
> three basic flavors, chocolate, vanilla and strawberry however researchers
> are also working on cinnamon and banana flavors and hope to branch into
> featured flavors such as egg nog for the festive season.
>
> The researchers then went a step further, enabling the mothers to benefit
> from their discovery. The pills are chewable, allowing the mother to
> experience the flavor before it passes through her milk to her baby. Most
> women reported the pills to be pleasant tasting and "not too sweet"
>
> Paula Williamson, an adviser with the National Association of Pediatric
> Nutritionists, said some mothers would welcome such findings because "They
> know breast is best for their babies and they feel like they have failed when
> their baby rejects the breast due to the changes in the taste fo their milk."
> She said this would be particularly welcomed by mothers who wish to enjoy
> spicy foods and fear their babies will no longer want to nurse. "This pill
> will mask the taste of garlic and other flavors babies may find unpleasant"
>
> But she said ultimately the question of flavoring mother's milk cause should
> not bear on the debate over breast versus bottle. "This is simply another
> option" she said.
>
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