Did you see this?? An element of cow’s milk that is commonly found in infant formulas may be linked to sudden infant death syndrome.
Polish researchers from the University of Warmia and Mazury recently reported that 12 formula-fed infants who had experienced ”near-miss SIDS” episodes where they temporarily stopped breathing had triple the number of peptides known as beta-casomorphin-7 (BCM-7) in their blood compared to 20 healthy formula-fed babies who had not experienced breathing difficulties.
More research is required, but the research suggested that more of the peptide was getting into the brainstems of the ”near-miss” babies because they had less of the DPPIV enzyme to break it down.
Dr Seton said the study reinforced the fact that breastfed infants were known to have about half the risk of SIDS compared to formula-fed babies.
But of all known risk factors for SIDS, he said baby formula was the least dangerous, with exposure to cigarette smoke the greatest risk factor now that most parents knew babies should sleep on their backs.
Australian doctors warned that the study was not sophisticated or big enough to draw conclusions and said parents did not need to act on the study.
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