This is a excellent question!  I too, await the answer with _much_
interest.  And I'd especially like to know what research has been done to
show that formula or fortifier (potential allergenic liquids) lead to
better health outcomes than separate mineral supplements.

Pamela Morrison IBCLC
Rustington, England
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-I have asked this question a couple times, and no one has answered: Why
> are premature babies given formula or fortifier for extra minerals?  Why
> are they not simply given those minerals plain?
>
> Julie Tardos
>
>

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