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- Published on: 3 May 2002Re: Addition of insulin to infant formulaShow More
To The Editor:
I am familiar with the work of Dr Shehadeh et al. There may indeed be a place for insulin in infant formula. However, before such a step is taken, I believe that it is imperative that appropriate prospective studies be done, including safety monitoring. Although our human pilot study and animal studies suggest there may be a benefical effect of oral insulin, much more work needs to be done...
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None declared. - Published on: 2 May 2002Addition of insulin to infant formulaShow More
Dear Editor
I read with great interest the article by Shulman.[1] Indeed, orally administered insulin may have a positive effect on gut maturation and mucosal enzyme expression in preterm infants. We have recently demonstrated that human milk is rich in insulin (mean = 60.2 micro U/ml), and that insulin is barely detected in infant formulas.[2] Moreover, we have hypothesized that insulin content of human milk may ha...
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