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Date: | Thu, 29 Aug 1996 10:40:50 CDT |
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News to me. Has this woman had a second opinion?.Could she be
reacting to another substance in foods/supplents? Vitamin C is an
essential nutrient. Without vitamin C intake the "natural level"
would be a deficiency. (Scurvy) Although milk levels of C are
higher than plasma levals (Nutrition During Lactation, IOM). If
the plasma levels are very low, the breastmilk would be low too.
This could be addressed in the infant with a C supplement (NOT over
RDA, and best to involve the infant's pediatrician) -- although would
likely contribute to mother becoming deficient more quickly. (RDA,
10th edition reports one study that showed deficiency symptoms
developing in as short a time as 24 days. The study subject weren't
lactating. RDA is set at 60 mg/day for women, and 95 mg/day for
lactating women--first 6 mo.) I would also be very concerned about
mother's intake of other nutrients.
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