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-- [ From: Beverly Solow * EMC.Ver #2.10P ] --
A Newsday article reported on a nutrition study conducted from 1982 to
1990 by Avanelle Kirksey, the Meredith Distinguished Professor of Foods
and Nutrition at Purdue University. The study focused on a group of
women in Egypt who ate lots of cereal and grains but had diets low in
milk, fruits, vegetables, animal-source foods that can enhance
absorption of nutrients. The women's babies were tested in the first 6
months, while they continued to breastfeed. Researchers compared
periods of drowsiness and alertness and responses to stimuli. They
found significant drowsiness and irritability. Recommendation: diets
that include lots of fruits, vegetables and milk.
I usually tell mothers to eat a balanced diet for their own benefit,
but that the quality of their breastmilk is constant, with the
exception of vitamin intake. Also, at times I recommend eliminating
dairy products when babies are experiencing digestive problems.
Therefore, this article concerned me. Is anyone familiar with the
research in question?
Bev Solow
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