What's causing the US baby formula shortage – and how to make sure it doesn't happen again

An infant nutrition expert explains what is behind the current formula shortage and what can be done to support hard-pressed parents.

Steven A. Abrams, Professorof Pediatrics, University of Texas at Austin • conversation
May 12, 2022 ~9 min

What's behind the US baby formula shortage – and how to make sure it doesn't happen again

An infant nutrition expert explains what is behind the current formula shortage and what can be done to support hard-pressed parents.

Steven A. Abrams, Professorof Pediatrics, University of Texas at Austin • conversation
May 12, 2022 ~9 min


What's behind the US infant formula shortage – and how to make sure it doesn't happen again

An infant nutrition expert explains what is behind the current formula shortage and what can be done to support hard-pressed parents.

Steven A. Abrams, Professorof Pediatrics, University of Texas at Austin • conversation
May 12, 2022 ~9 min

Diaper need emerges as health indicator during pandemic

Researchers find that households without enough diapers for their children are more likely to struggle with other hardships.

Lauren A. Clay, Associate Professor of Emergency Health Services, University of Maryland, Baltimore County • conversation
April 28, 2022 ~7 min

Why kids shouldn't eat added sugar before they turn 2, according to a nutritional epidemiologist

Children who are fed diets high in added sugars are more likely than children with lower sugar intakes to have a number of negative health consequences as they develop.

Lisa Bodnar, Professor of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences • conversation
Jan. 7, 2022 ~7 min

Why kids shouldn't eat added sugar before they turn two, according to a nutritional epidemiologist

Children who are fed diets high in added sugars are more likely than children with lower sugar intakes to have a number of negative health consequences as they develop.

Lisa Bodnar, Professor of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences • conversation
Jan. 7, 2022 ~7 min

Breast milk can contain COVID antibodies – good news for babies

There is immense interest in understanding whether potentially protective SARS-CoV-2 antibodies are provided to the baby via breast milk. This is what we know so far.

April Rees, PhD Researcher in Immunology, Swansea University • conversation
Oct. 15, 2021 ~8 min

New technologies claiming to copy human milk reuse old marketing tactics to sell baby formula and undermine breastfeeding

Around the globe, 823,000 child deaths could be prevented annually with appropriate breastfeeding. Formula makers continue to defy a 40-year-old international code on marketing their product.

Cecília Tomori, Associate Professor and Director of Global Public Health and Community Health, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing • conversation
June 14, 2021 ~9 min


Pregnancy during COVID-19 lockdown: How the pandemic has affected new mothers

Pregnant women's experiences can affect their babies' health, even into adulthood. Researchers know societywide stresses can lead to these long-term consequences – and the pandemic likely fits the bill.

Alyssa Morris, Ph.D. Student in Clinical Psychology, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences • conversation
May 19, 2021 ~10 min

Bottle-fed babies may consume millions of microplastic particles, our research suggests

Shaking polypropylene bottles and washing them with very hot water can release millions of tiny plastic particles. Here are four ways to reduce exposure.

Yunhong Shi, Postdoctoral Researcher in Environmental Engineering, Trinity College Dublin • conversation
Oct. 19, 2020 ~7 min

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