Publishing in the journal Cell a group of scientists have published their research working on mice which reports that a high
fat diet of the mother can bring about a shift in gut microbes that negatively impacts the social behaviour of the offspring mice.
Peanut allergy develops early in life and is rarely outgrown.7 - 9 Clinical practice guidelines from the United Kingdom in 19989 and from the United States in 200010 recommended the exclusion of allergenic foods from the diets of infants at high risk for allergy and from
the diets of their mothers during pregnancy and lactation.
Breast milk changes depending on
the diet of the mother, and as the baby grows.
Breast milk is the best natural baby food containing omega - 3, mainly DHA, in varying amounts, depending on
the diet of a mother.
Human breastmilk has a fairly constant composition, and is only selectively affected by
the diet of the mother.
Even under those conditions babies should continue to be breastfeed and
the diets of their mothers supplemented rather than providing alternative feeding for the babies.
The milk can be induced by changing
the diet of the mother.
Chris talks about the developmental origins hypothesis, or the idea that
the diet of the mother (and father) before pregnancy and during pregnancy (for the mother) have an impact on the lifelong health of the child.
The information she shares is based on the research of Dr. Weston A. Price, that showed a strong tie between
the diet of the mother and the health of her offspring.
To me, most folks» opinion on this issue basically boils down to whether they feel that human breastmilk is suitable for an infant regardless of
the diet of the Mother.
As she became more aware of her poor eating habits, and learned about «mindful cooking» from her mentor, Lori Camille, the People's Grocery's nutritional - cooking instructor, she lost 30 pounds, her energy and grades improved, and she even inspired changes in
the diets of her mother and aunt, who are now both vegetarians.
These microbes are based partially upon their recent diets and
the diets of their mothers.
One of these could conceivably be
the diet of the mother, should it contain endocrine disruptor compounds.