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Human Milk and Infant Formula

Nutritional Content and Health Benefits

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Beverages in Nutrition and Health

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Current recommendations by the Canadian and the American Pediatric Societies are to breastfeed for the first year of life, with human milk being the primary source of milk (1,2). Formula feeding is recommended for those who choose not to breastfeed. The consumption of whole or reduced-fat cow’s milk is not recommended during the first year of life (3). As of 2000, approx 68% of mothers in the United States initiate breastfeeding and 20% continue to 6 mo (Ross Mother’s Survey). In Canada, 77% of children under the age of 3 yr were breastfed for some period of time (1996–1997 National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth [NLSCY]).

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  1. Department of Biology, Winona State University, Winona, MN, USA

    Ted Wilson PhD

  2. Centre for Science, Athabasca University, Athabasca, Alberta, Canada

    Norman J. Temple PhD

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Friel, J.K. (2004). Human Milk and Infant Formula. In: Wilson, T., Temple, N.J. (eds) Beverages in Nutrition and Health. Nutrition and Health. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-415-3_16

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