(Source: File Photo)Newborn girls who consume soy-based formula are more likely to experience “subtle differences” in some reproductive-system cells and tissues, compared to those who use cow-milk formula or are breastfed, researchers say. Mothers who do not breastfeed have long used soy formula as an alternative to cow-milk formula, often because of concerns about milk allergies, lactose intolerance, or other feeding difficulties. Compared to girls fed on cow-milk formula, those fed soy formula had developmental trajectories consistent with responses to oestrogen exposure. It also recommends soy formula “in situations in which a vegetarian diet is preferred”, but does not recommend soy formula for pre-term infants. Out of these 102 infants were exclusively fed on soy formula, 111 on cow-milk formula, and 70 on breast milk.

Source: Indian Express March 13, 2018 13:07 UTC