Most baby formula health claims not backed by science: Study
The most commonly cited ingredient was polyunsaturated fatty acids, which is in breast milk and is considered important for brain development. However, there is no evidence of any added benefit when the ingredient is added to baby formula.
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UPDATED FEB 16, 2023, 5:42 PM SGT
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an international team of researchers looked at the health claims made for 608 products on the websites of infant formula companies in 15 countries, including the US, India, Britain and Nigeria.
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Half of the products did not link the claimed health benefit to a specific ingredient
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Three-quarters did not refer to scientific evidence supporting their claims.
Of those that provided a scientific reference, more than half pointed to reviews, opinion pieces or research on animals.
Just 14 per cent of the products referred to registered clinical trials on humans.
However, 90 per cent of those trials carried a high risk of bias, including missing data or the finding not supporting the claim
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And nearly 90 per cent of the clinical trials had authors who received funding from or had ties to the formula industry
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When asked what he thinks needs to be done to address the problem, Dr Munblit was concise.
“Plain packaging,” he said.
(17-02-2023, 10:12 AM)Levin Wrote: [ -> ]UPDATED FEB 16, 2023, 5:42 PM SGT
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an international team of researchers looked at the health claims made for 608 products on the websites of infant formula companies in 15 countries
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Half of the products did not link the claimed health benefit to a specific ingredient
......
Three-quarters did not refer to scientific evidence supporting their claims.
Of those that provided a scientific reference, more than half pointed to reviews, opinion pieces or research on animals.
Just 14 per cent of the products referred to registered clinical trials on humans.
However, 90 per cent of those trials carried a high risk of bias, including missing data or the finding not supporting the claim
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And nearly 90 per cent of the clinical trials had authors who received funding from or had ties to the formula industry
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When asked what he thinks needs to be done to address the problem, Dr Munblit was concise.
“Plain packaging,” he said.
It’s like when China infant formula companies started adding melamine to milk to increase protein detection in the milk, the melamine had no value-adding benefit to China infants at all.
(17-02-2023, 10:15 AM)kelhot2001 Wrote: [ -> ]It’s like when China infant formula companies started adding melamine to milk to increase protein detection in the milk, the melamine had no value-adding benefit to China infants at all.
U should eat the 1% milk powder and 99% cement powder for whole family consumption.