I need a reference that explains the dangers of giving breastfed
>babies 'extra' water in hot weather.  My nutrition professor is very open
>to discussion on this, but she'd like to see a reference saying that it is
>not simply 'unecessary' but also that it is harmful.

Heidi,
I'm not sure if the following references say it is harmful, but they
definitely say it is unnecessary. I have only summaries of these two, not
the full articles, but I hope they help:

Sachdev HPS et al, Water Supplementation in Exclusively Breastfed Infants
During Summer in the Tropics, Lancet 337:929-33, 1991

Almroth S & Bidinger PD, No Need For Water Supplementation for Exclusively
Breasfed Infants Under Hot and Arid Conditions, Soc Trop Med Trans
84:602-604, 1990


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