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...and your little one. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics as many as 70% of babies with milk protein allergies are also allergic to soy. Typically, soy allergies are associated with infants who have reactions to soy-based formulas and outgrow the allergy by the time they reach kindergarten. However, as demand for soy continues to rise and more soy ingredients are being used in processed foods, a growing number of adults are developing soy...

...can amplify any safety concern you might have as a parent. Here are three easy tips to sharpen your food allergy safety skills and keep your baby’s food safe. Moms Breastfeeding Their Infants: Great job to all you breastfeeding moms out there! You are providing your baby with the best source of nutrition, and the first choice of healthcare professionals worldwide. Breastfeeding is a beautiful and intimate time between mom and baby. As is typical...

...and children with milk allergies, its critical that they receive alternate sources of nutrition so that their brains have all the ingredients necessary for proper brain growth and development. This is why its so important to work with a healthcare team to develop an allergy-safe, nutritionally-adequate diet. Breast milk or a nutritionally-complete infant formula provides a full range of nutrition for infants If your LO is formula fed, consider a formula supplemented with DHA and...

...the part of food that the body responds to in a typical allergic reaction. The soy oil was essential because it provides certain fats that human infants need to get from their diet – fats which are also found in breast milk. If a baby can’t breastfeed and drinks formula instead, the formula is required by law to contain these essential fats. For many years, soy oil was really the only good source of essential...

...We often hear from moms of infants with cow milk allergy who would like to continue breastfeeding their infant. It’s very rare that an infant will be truly allergic to the breast milk: usually the infant reacts to one or more foods in the mother’s diet that affect breast milk contents. For this reason, many clinicians might suggest that a mom try to follow an elimination diet to continue breastfeeding. Other times, they will...

...of Medicine (IOM) increased the recommended daily intake of Vitamin D for all age groups. The recommended intake for infants is 400 IU per day and for children and adults, 600 IU per day[ii]. Although Vitamin D can be obtained from sun exposure, kids play outside less than in previous years and sunscreen, which is recommended to prevent skin cancer, greatly reduces the body’s ability to make Vitamin D from the sun’s ultraviolet rays. This...