FROM: Sturgess, Frances Coulter
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SUBJECT: human milk fortifiers:'?
DATE: 01-30-97   14:44 EST
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just an exceprt from Current Issues in Brfdg: Nurture or Nature, Nutr and MD
Jan 97--
"Despite potential benefits, human milk does not meet all preterm
infants'nutrient requirements."(????):'(
  "To address this nutrtiional need,human milk fortifiers are often added to
preterm milk before the infant is mature enough to suckle at the breast. ....
There were no significant growth advantages with fortification unless *breast
milk exceeded 50 % of intake*, atwhich point fortific...promoted slightly
faster wt gain.  Some adverse events *such as infection and higher blood chem
levels appeared ...more common in the supplemented group*.  This study (AM J
Clin Nutr 64:142, 1996) suggested that human milk fortifiers can improve
short-term growth, BUT BENEFICIAL EFFECTS ON LONG-TERM DEVELOPMENT REMAIN
UNPROVEN AND *SURPRISING SAFETY QUESTIONS EMERGED*." my emphasis.  surprise,
surprise...