Some additional information to share:
The articles that were cited in the recent post (JAMA 1987: DeRosa,
1981; Carlson, 1985; etc) are often used to support the foklore that
beer is a galactagogue. But if you look at these articles, you will
find that the subjects were men and non-lactating women!!
To clarify another point, the Ruth Little NEJM study showed that
infants of women you drink one drink of alcohol a day or more during
lactation were at risk for later motor impairment at one year
(Source: New England Journal of Medicine 321: 425-30; 1989).
Sincerely,
Julie Mennella
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Julie Mennella Ph.D.
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