Lower-solute milks and reduction of hypernatraemia in young Glasgow infants
1979
Arneil, G.C. | Chin, K.C.
Hypernatremia, a dehydration disease, can affect infants given high solute milks containing more sodium than breast milk. Infants also receive sodium in cereals and other prepared foods. The British government advocated use of lower-solute milks in infant feeding in 1976. A study of the effects of lower-solute milks on the prevalence of hypernatremia in 94 infants hospitalized with the disease during 1972-1978, demonstrates a rapid and significant reduction in hypernatremic infants after 1976, when the use of lower-solute milks became widespread. In 1972, 22 cases were reported, compared to 1 case in 1978. Mortality also declined from 3 deaths in 1972 to no deaths in 1978. This study suggests that foods for young babies should be low in salt content.
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