Biden’s bread line crisis? Anatomy of the American baby formula shortage

Discussion in 'Politics' started by Mercor, May 10, 2022.

  1. gwb-trading

    gwb-trading

    Maybe you should compare this to the percentage level of sugar (lactose) in human breast milk. Look it up and get back to us.
     
    #141     May 18, 2022
  2. Get them addicted young.
    GMO soy,GMO beet sugar,GMO corn syrup,seed oils,

    Pretty clear why formula nursed children are largely obese!
     
    #142     May 18, 2022
  3. Tony Stark

    Tony Stark


    Just like their Ensure bull shit that's supposed to be a healthy meal replacement but the first 3 ingredients is water,maltodextrin and sugar and has 20 grams of sugar per 8 oz.
     
    #143     May 18, 2022
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  4. Mercor

    Mercor

    Human Milk Composition
    Breast milk is the best food for the newborn. Human milk consists of 87% water, 1% protein, 4% lipid, and 7% carbohydrate (including 1 to 2.4% oligosaccharides) (Figure 1). It also contains many minerals (Calcium, Phosphorus, Magnesium, Potassium, Sodium, etc…) and many vitamins. Compared to cow's milk, human milk contains less protein (3.5% in cow's milk), and especially a proportion of casein (on total protein) lower, max 50% (80% in milk of cow). There is no β-lactoglobulin; some minor proteins are more abundant in human milk (lysozyme, lactoferrin,…) and the same goes for the non-protein nitrogen fraction (urea, free amino acids, including taurine). The protein content of human milk is therefore low (10 g/L), probably the lowest among all mammalian milks, and we can relate this observation with a very low growth rate of the newborn (for comparison, rat milk has a protein content 10 times higher for a growth rate of the pups also higher).
    Another peculiarity of human milk is the highest proportion of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (APGI-LC), ω6 (such as arachidonic acid) and ω3 (such as eicosapentaenoic and docosahexaenoic acids [DHA]), which are derived from essential fatty acids: linoleic and α-linolenic acid. These fatty acids are important for the brain development of the infant. Compared to cow's milk, breast milk also contains more cholesterol, which is a precursor of hormones and is also involved in brain development.

    Finally, oligosaccharides are present in large quantities, from 10 to 20 g/L (only 1 g/L in cow's milk) and with very varied biochemical compositions (more than 100 different compounds) (role mentioned below).

    Milk contains compounds that help protect children against infectious diseases (13):

    • Either by a direct immune protection, with the many immunoglobulins (including secretory IgA,…);

    • Either by modulating this immune protection (by lactoferrin, pro or anti-inflammatory cytokines, or oligosaccharides);

    • Either by a non-immune action, by proteins: κ-casein, α-lactalbumin, lactoferrin, haptocorrin, lysozyme (14), and oligosaccharides (see below).

    Colostrum, which is produced up to 5 days after birth, also contains many immunity cells (macrophages and lymphocytes).

    Milk also contains enzymes including Bile Salt Stimulated Lipase (BSSL), which allows for better lipid digestibility, and better utilization of triglycerides (95% of total lipids), and presumably LC-PUFA, cholesterol, and fat-soluble vitamins.

    A certain poverty of vitamins (D and K in particular) is known, whose consequences can be avoided by a supplementation of the children, even of the mothers during the pregnancy (vitamin D). In the same way, the presence in the breast milk of chemical contaminants, highlighted for some years, raises the question of their origin, namely via the nutrition and the environment of the mother (15, 16) and their impact on the breastfed child. These contaminants accumulate in the body of the mother throughout her life because many are fat soluble and are found in adipose tissue. This is all the more pronounced since the first pregnancy of the mother is at an age more and more delayed. Preterm breast milk may also concerned by such contamination. The means to limit their presence in breast milk will be complicated to implement and will require societal, environmental and organizational policies over very long periods.

    The richness of breast milk in miRNA is also one of its characteristics (17, 18). MiRNAs are non-coding RNAs that regulate gene expression and control protein synthesis at the post-transcriptional level. They play roles in the regulation of many biological and developmental processes and would be important in the development of the child's immune system. Once the milk is ingested by the child, these maternal miRNAs resist digestion, when they are protected by cellular structures (exosomes). The question of whether they are subsequently absorbed and whether they regulate genes in children is a scientific issue that is still very controversial (19).

    Finally, the discovery of a microbiota of breast milk, from the 2000s, has led many teams to question its origin (endogenous entero-mammary or exogenous) and its relative role, compared to other microbiota (particularly maternal), in the colonization of the digestive tract of the newborn (20, 21). There is no complete answer to all these questions, which are complex to solve and require sampling in the most sterile conditions and not to neglect all the necessary methodological controls. Added to this is the additional difficulty of elucidating the potential interactions between all these compounds: the effect of the content of oligosaccharides of breast milk on the microbiota of the newborn is thus well studied (22), and makes it a good example of very current research.
     
    #144     May 18, 2022
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  5. UsualName

    UsualName

    A bunch of dudes talking about how women should feed babies. I’m guessing y’all don’t have wives…
     
    #145     May 18, 2022
  6. Bugenhagen

    Bugenhagen

    Abbott are everywhere and very dominant.

    US ‘threatened Ecuador with trade sanctions’ if it introduced UN breastfeeding resolution

    The US backed the resolution after Russia said it would

    Mythili Sampathkumar
    New York
    Monday 09 July 2018 00:48

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    Donald Trump’s administration has threatened Ecuador with trade sanctions if it introduces a United Nations resolution to encourage breastfeeding.

    The US had supposedly asked for language asking governments to “protect, promote, and support breastfeeding” to be removed. The resolution ultimately passed but not before world health officials were shocked at the behaviour of the US delegation at the May UN World Health Assembley in Geneva, the New York Times reported.



    This is quite a famous story in South Amercia.
     
    #146     May 18, 2022
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  7. gwb-trading

    gwb-trading

    Biden invoking Defense Production Act to address baby formula shortage
    The move will get ingredients to manufacturers to help speed up production.
    https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/bid...on-act-address-baby-formula/story?id=84819736

    President Joe Biden is invoking the Defense Production Act to address the widespread shortage of baby formula, the White House announced Wednesday evening.

    The move will get ingredients to manufacturers to help speed up production, the administration said.

    "The President is requiring suppliers to direct needed resources to infant formula manufacturers before any other customer who may have ordered that good," the White House said in a statement. "Directing firms to prioritize and allocate the production of key infant formula inputs will help increase production and speed up in supply chains."

    The president has also directed Department of Defense commercial aircraft to pick up infant formula overseas to get on U.S. shelves faster while U.S. manufacturers ramp up production, the White House said.

    The ongoing baby formula crisis has triggered a public outcry from parents and lawmakers, as well as an investigation by the House Oversight Committee.

    Biden called the formula shortage one of his "top priorities."

    "I know parents all across the country are worried about finding enough infant formula to feed their babies," the president said in a video address announcing the administration's latest steps. "As a parent and as a grandparent, I know just how stressful that is."

    Coronavirus-related supply chain issues helped fuel the shortage, which was worsened by a recall from Abbott Nutrition, one of the nation's largest manufacturers of baby formula products. The company closed its manufacturing plant in Sturgis, Michigan, in February over concerns about bacterial contamination after four infants fell ill.

    Abbott maintains there is still no conclusive evidence linking its formula to the four infant illnesses, which included two deaths.

    On Monday, the Food and Drug Administration said it has agreed with Abbott on a plan to reopen its Sturgis plant. Abbott said it could restart operations there within two weeks, and that it would take six to eight weeks before the product is back on shelves.

    The FDA also announced on Monday that it is easing import restrictions on foreign-made infant formula. The U.S. normally produces 98% of the infant formula it consumes, according to the FDA.

    The Biden administration said it will focus on transporting overseas infant formula that has met FDA safety standards.

    It is unclear how soon customers will see an impact on store shelves. Susan Mayne, director of FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, said Monday that it could take weeks to get imported product into the market.

    The White House said Wednesday it was working to get more formula to stores "as soon as possible."
     
    #147     May 18, 2022
  8. gwb-trading

    gwb-trading

    #148     May 19, 2022
  9. Mercor

    Mercor

    There were two bills, one to help WIC to waive certain restrictions. The final tally was 414 to 9.
    The second bill was for more money to help the FDA do what it is supposed to do under its current budget, It was just an opening to feed money to the beast...
     
    #149     May 19, 2022
  10. gwb-trading

    gwb-trading

    #150     May 22, 2022