Not exact matches
The reason is that cow's
milk has a different caloric balance as well as more minerals
than human milk, according to Frank Greer, professor of pediatrics at the University of Wisconsin and a co-author of the academy's new guidelines on
calcium, which will be released Monday.
Dialyzable
calcium and phosphate were measured after in vitro digestion in DHM before and after preparation of DHM with the following additives according to hospital protocols:
calcium glubionate, sodium potassium phosphate,
calcium glubionate and sodium potassium phosphate added together, Similac
human milk fortifier, Similac NeoSure, or Enfamil Enfacare.The percentage of dialyzable
calcium in DHM with added
calcium and
calcium and phosphate together was greater
than the percentage of dialyzable
calcium in DHM with added powdered infant formulas (P < 0.0001).
Demand is high for
milk rich in
calcium: there is more
calcium in the
human body
than any other mineral, and in the West dairy products such as
milk, cheese and yoghurt are primary sources of
calcium.
Moreover, cow's dairy contains a high amount of protein (approximately 3 times more
than that of
human milk), which is acid - producing within the body and must be neutralized by
calcium in addition to the lactic acid.
A study in Nigeria found that
calcium and potassium levels in
human milk varied by a factor of 2, magnesium and copper by a factor of 3, chloride levels by a factor of 4, iron and selenium by almost 5, iodine and sodium by almost 7, and zinc, which is vital to the nervous system, by over 7.15 In other words, some mothers had seven times more zinc in their
milk than others.