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Karleen Gribble <[log in to unmask]>
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Thought that some might be interested in this abstract
Karleen Gribble
Australia

Medical Hypotheses

Sudden infant death syndrome requires genetic predisposition, some form of
stress and marginal malnutrition

D. Lonsdale

p 382-386, Volume 57, Number 3, September 2001

Abstract
Over the past 30 years or more, the problem of sudden, unexplained death in
infants (SIDS) has made little headway. Many hypotheses have been offered
but the basic cause remains elusive. The only successful prevention has been
made by the supine sleeping posture. There is still, however, a hard core of
unexplained incidents. There is evidence that certain stress factors are
involved, and there is good evidence that the tragedy has a familial or
genetic tendency. The third factor necessary for the event is inefficient
oxidation in brain cells induced most commonly by marginal malnutrition in
pregnancy or after birth. The absence of any one or more of these three
factors decreases risk to the point of extinction. Anything that impedes
healthy oxidation, or accelerates energy utilization through responding to
stress, increases the risk greatly. Improving the biochemical mechanisms
through appropriate nutrition is by far the best defense. Copyright 2001
Harcourt Publishers

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