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Mary Belle Coutts alerted us to the latest hype on DHA and lactation. I think
the reporter in question is referring to an electronic article in the January
2003 issue of Pediatrics entitled, "Maternal supplementation with
very-long-chain n-3 fatty acids during pregnancy and lactation augments
children's IQ at 4 years of age," by Helland et al. This can be freely
downloaded at www.pediatrics.org/cgi/content/full/111/1/e39. It is always
interesting to read the actual study done on a small number of mother baby
pairs. The mothers were supplemented with cod liver oil during pregnancy (vs
corn oil) and for the first 3 months postpartum. Intake of DHA during
pregnancy was the only variable of statistical significance for the
children's mental processing scores at 4 years of age.

Also, the formula companies do not make the fatty acid supplement used in
artificial baby milks in the US. Martek makes the fatty acid supplement from
fermented microalgae and soil fungus. Two ingredients new to the food chain
and the probable cause of some of the reports NABA has been receiving about
the explosive diarrhea experienced by some babies who have been given this
concoction.

One more reason to work hard in 2003 to help mothers and health providers
understand that infant formula bears no resemblance to breast milk!

Marsha Walker, RN, IBCLC
Weston, MA

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