Non-dairy Drinks Dangerous for Infants

Infants below one year who were given non-dairy drinks instead of breast milk were found to be at risk of malnutrition.

Non-dairy drinks were found to be dangerous for infants below one year, reveals a new study.

The report points to the dangers of replacing breast milk or infant formula with a non-dairy drink before one year of age.

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‘Substituting breast milk with non-dairy drinks can put children at risk of malnutrition.’

An electronic questionnaire sent to 310 French paediatricians identified 34 children who suffered medical complications between 2005 and 2015 when they consumed non-dairy drinks as infants.

The alternative beverages were mainly based on almonds, chestnuts, rice and soya.

A third of the children had malnutrition.

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Other clinical issues included:

Height and weight impairment
Anaemia
Seizures
Hyponatremia
Hypocalcaemia
Hypoalbuminaemia and
Low vitamin D levels

The study's lead author was Dr. Julie Lemale, of Hôpital Trousseau, in Paris, France.

The report was published in Acta Paediatrica

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