The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic increased food insecurity among US households, however, little is known about how infants, who rely primarily on human milk and/or infant formula, were impacted. We conducted an online survey with US caregivers of infants under 2 years of age (N = 319) to assess how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted bre...
BackgroundIn May of 2022, parents living in the United States experienced a dramatic infant formula shortage caused by supply chain issues and the recall of several infant formula products over contamination concerns.MethodsAn anonymous, electronic, cross-sectional survey was designed to understand infant feeding practices, parental experience and ...
Human milk contains all of the essential nutrients required by the infant within a complex matrix that enhances the bioavailability of many of those nutrients. In addition, human milk is a source of bioactive components, living cells and microbes that facilitate the transition to life outside the womb. Our ability to fully appreciate the importance...
OBJECTIVE: To explore on-package formula messaging with reference to legislation and government-issued guidance in Great Britain (GB). DESIGN: Formula products were identified, pictures of all sides of packs collated and on-package text and images were coded. Compliance with both GB legislation and guidance issued by the Department of Health and So...
Objectives To review available health and nutrition claims for infant formula products in multiple countries and to evaluate the validity of the evidence used for substantiation of claims. Design International cross sectional survey. Setting Public facing and healthcare professional facing company owned or company managed formula industry websites ...
Infant milk formula was used as a model food to compare the sensitivity of thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) and hydroperoxide methods to UPLC-MS/MS oxylipin analysis for detecting early lipid oxidation. Two different infant milk formulas were tested during 21 days of storage at 4°C. Formulas 1 and 2 contained canola oil and canola oi...
Bisphenols and triclosan have been used in various products, and exposure to these chemicals may affect human health. The present study proposes a sensitive method for the determination of bisphenols A, F, S, and triclosan. The fiber was coated by amino/hydroxyl bifunctional microporous organic network and protected by polyvinylidene fluoride hollo...
ObjectivesProtein overfeeding in infants can have negative effects, such as diabetes and childhood obesity; key to reducing protein intake from formula is improving protein quality. The impact of a new infant formula [study formula (SF)] containing alpha-lactalbumin, lactoferrin, partially hydrolyzed whey, and whole milk on growth and tolerance com...
Published in Journal of nutrition education and behavior
To examine if eating behaviors in mothers with low income relate to attitudes toward infant feeding and whether associations differed between breastfeeding and formula-feeding mothers. Cross-sectional study. Forty postpartum women (aged ≥ 18 years, body mass index ≥ 25 and 2) in the Louisiana Women, Infants, and Children program participated in a t...
Background: Excessive use of specialised formula for cow’s milk allergy was reported in England, but complete analysis has not been undertaken and trends in other countries are unknown. Some specialised formula products, especially amino-acid formula, have high free sugars content. We evaluated specialised formula trends in countries with public da...
