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.
‘Substituting breast milk with non-dairy drinks can put children at risk of malnutrition.’
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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.
Other clinical issues included:
- Height and weight impairment
- Anaemia
- Seizures
- Hyponatremia
- Hypocalcaemia
- Hypoalbuminaemia and
- Low vitamin D levels
The report was published in Acta Paediatrica
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Source-Eurekalert