Cow's milk - what does it give the baby: benefit or harm? What is the reason that it is not recommended to be introduced into the diet of children under one year of age? The answers to these questions are not as straightforward as they might seem. Today, most experts are inclined towards excluding milk from complementary foods for children under one year old.
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In order to answer the questions posed, scientists around the world have conducted many experiments. The result of the research is that the milk of a cow and a woman is fundamentally different. Therefore, they will create the conditions necessary for the development of their young.
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Two fundamental differences that specialists emphasize are the different growth rates of children and calves and the differences in their needs for micro and macro elements. In this regard, different species will not be suitable for each other's nutrition.
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The main thing in the development of calves is rapid growth. At two years old, they no longer differ from adults. While human children at this time are still quite babies and their needs are different. In the first year of life, children need nutrition not so much for physical growth as for brain development. And here a completely different set of substances is required. Especially polyunsaturated fatty acids, which are sufficient in human milk to improve the brain of a child, which cannot be said about cow's milk.
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The protein content, which is responsible for the rate of growth, is three times higher in cow's milk than in a woman's breast milk. Adapted blends also have an excess of protein. But its number is still less than in a cow.
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The composition of cow's milk contains an amount of salt, calcium and phosphorus that is three times higher than their concentration in a woman's milk. The baby's body does not need such a number of these substances. Therefore, the child's not yet strengthened and undeveloped excretory apparatus works with overload. The kidneys are doing more work than they are designed for.
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The difference in the composition of these two types of milk is enormous. Cow's milk contains no amino acids such as taurine and cystine. These amino acids have positive effects on the heart and liver, respectively. Folic acid is also absent. And this substance is very important in the development of the baby.
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Cow's milk contains few vitamins, iodine, iron, zinc, copper. An insufficient amount of these elements in an infant causes serious illness and can provoke developmental delay. In this regard, mother's milk is an indispensable product for her baby.
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To all of the above, you can add the fact that breast milk contains substances that are responsible for the development of the infant's immune system. They have a protective effect against inflammation and the development of infectious diseases. In this respect, cow's milk cannot replace female milk.
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The production of baby food today has reached the level when adapted formulas are as close as possible to the composition of breast milk. Yet no formula reproduces exactly a woman's milk, so the best food for a baby is mom's milk.
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Scientists have found that cow's milk can be partially absorbed by the intestines of a child at the age of 1, 5-2 years. In this regard, it is not recommended to give milk to children of the first year of life.
