21/09/2022
Why no cow’s milk to babies until age 1
Early introduction of whole cow’s milk may lead to iron deficiency anemia. From a nutritional point of view, it is best to delay the introduction of whole cow’s milk until the infant is one year old.
Early exposure to cow’s milk proteins increases the risk of developing allergy to milk proteins.
possible association between early exposure to cow’s milk proteins and risk for type 1 diabetes mellitus, breast-feeding and avoidance of commercially available cow’s milk and products containing intact cow’s milk protein during the first year of life are strongly encouraged in families with a strong history of insulin dependent diabetes mellitus.
The optimal food in infancy is human breast milk. If human milk is not available, it is preferred that iron-fortified formulas, rather than whole cow’s milk, be used during the first year of life.
