Comments on: All Infant Formula Should Contain DHA and ARA http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/infant-formula-should-contain-dha-and-aa/ Healthy Living at Home Sun, 14 Mar 2010 03:05:57 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Kristie http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/infant-formula-should-contain-dha-and-aa/comment-page-1/#comment-22166 Kristie Fri, 25 Dec 2009 22:34:43 +0000 http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/infant-formula-should-contain-dha-and-aa/#comment-22166 Mike- First off, this article was written nearly 2 years ago, so it is certainly not the most recent data or opinion on the issue. Second, I wasn't telling anyone what to use in their formula, I was reporting what international experts on infant nutrition were recommending at the time the article was written. You could have followed the link provided to see that, and complain to them if you disagree. Third, who are your leading experts, and where are they saying this? The mainstream ob and pediatric community certainly is recommending DHA supplements for pregnant mothers, and DHA/ARA containing formulas for infants. -Kristie Mike-

First off, this article was written nearly 2 years ago, so it is certainly not the most recent data or opinion on the issue.

Second, I wasn’t telling anyone what to use in their formula, I was reporting what international experts on infant nutrition were recommending at the time the article was written. You could have followed the link provided to see that, and complain to them if you disagree.

Third, who are your leading experts, and where are they saying this? The mainstream ob and pediatric community certainly is recommending DHA supplements for pregnant mothers, and DHA/ARA containing formulas for infants.

-Kristie

]]> By: mike pescatore http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/infant-formula-should-contain-dha-and-aa/comment-page-1/#comment-22165 mike pescatore Fri, 25 Dec 2009 22:19:03 +0000 http://www.kristiemcnealy.com/infant-formula-should-contain-dha-and-aa/#comment-22165 Really? The DHA/ARA used in infant formula are structurally different from natural sources.Esterified differently and utilized by infants in a manner that is undetermined.The current opinion by the leading experts DOES NOT support use of DHA/ARA as a beneficial ingredient for brain and eye development.The effects of increasing the unsaturation index of lipid bilayers are not fully understood by researchers.Esterification differences make these novel oils more vulnerable to oxidation and likely to initiate oxidative stress.This is only the tip of the iceberg.May disrupt palmitoylation and protein signaling.I think you may want to do some further research before telling others that they should use DHA/ARA(or more accurately DHASCO/ARASCO) supplemented infant formulas. Really? The DHA/ARA used in infant formula are structurally different from natural sources.Esterified differently and utilized by infants in a manner that is undetermined.The current opinion by the leading experts DOES NOT support use of DHA/ARA as a beneficial ingredient for brain and eye development.The effects of increasing the unsaturation index of lipid bilayers are not fully understood by researchers.Esterification differences make these novel oils more vulnerable to oxidation and likely to initiate oxidative stress.This is only the tip of the iceberg.May disrupt palmitoylation and protein signaling.I think you may want to do some further research before telling others that they should use DHA/ARA(or more accurately DHASCO/ARASCO) supplemented infant formulas.

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