•Another warning about prolonged bottle feeding. A recent study found that babies who were still on the bottle at age 2 were almost three times more likely to suffer from iron deficiency. Why? Too much cow’s milk displaces other iron-rich foods a child needs. Experts urge parents not to continue the bottle beyond 15 months.
•Researchers at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center report that about 10% of children with a known allergy to tree nuts will outgrow their allergy over time, even some who have suffered a severe anaphylactic reaction. Additionally, about 20% of children outgrow peanut allergies. However, children with two or more tree nut allergies are unlikely to outgrow them.
•Breastfeeding benefits for mom. A long-term study conducted at Women’s Hospital in Boston revealed that breastfeeding may reduce a woman’s risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. Furthermore, the protective effect of lactation increased along with the duration of breastfeeding. Type 2 diabetes affects 9 million women across the country.
• And for baby... Now researchers in England are saying that breastfeeding during the introduction of solid foods may play a role in protecting babies from developing celiac disease – a potentially fatal allergy to gluten. Although they admit they are uncertain how the breastfeeding provides such protection, a series of studies each revealed that the longer a baby was breastfed, the less likely she was to develop symptoms of the disease.
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