Comments on: DHA Not The Secret Ingredient http://www.babygooroo.com/index.php/2010/01/28/dha-not-the-secret-ingredient/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:00:24 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Amy Spangler http://www.babygooroo.com/index.php/2010/01/28/dha-not-the-secret-ingredient/comment-page-1/#comment-54122 Amy Spangler Fri, 29 Jan 2010 04:36:02 +0000 http://www.babygooroo.com/?p=1300#comment-54122 Thank you for your comment. I'm sorry if I was unclear. I thought that my statement, "The factors that most influenced brain development were the mothers’ intelligence and the level of mental stimulation the children received," clearly communicated that the differences in IQ were not attributed to the type of milk fed but to the mothers' IQ and their interaction with their children. While longer duration of breastfeeding has been linked with higher intelligence in children in two previous studies, one by Gale (2004) and one by Kramer (2008), this most recent study suggests that if there is an association between breastfeeding and IQ, it is likely not due to the DHA content of human milk. Thank you for your comment. I’m sorry if I was unclear. I thought that my statement, “The factors that most influenced brain development were the mothers’ intelligence and the level of mental stimulation the children received,” clearly communicated that the differences in IQ were not attributed to the type of milk fed but to the mothers’ IQ and their interaction with their children.

While longer duration of breastfeeding has been linked with higher intelligence in children in two previous studies, one by Gale (2004) and one by Kramer (2008), this most recent study suggests that if there is an association between breastfeeding and IQ, it is likely not due to the DHA content of human milk.

]]> By: Fearless Formula Feeder http://www.babygooroo.com/index.php/2010/01/28/dha-not-the-secret-ingredient/comment-page-1/#comment-54120 Fearless Formula Feeder Fri, 29 Jan 2010 03:36:05 +0000 http://www.babygooroo.com/?p=1300#comment-54120 Interesting take on the study, but you forgot to mention the main point of their research: after adjusting for the confounding factors they mentioned, they found no difference between the breast fed babies and the formula fed babies, either. So regardless of whether or not DHA is the "secret ingredient", at least according to this study, breastmilk will not give your kids an intellectual boost. I don't mean to be argumentative, but I do think it is strange that Ms. Spangler would leave out this important aspect to the study. Interesting take on the study, but you forgot to mention the main point of their research: after adjusting for the confounding factors they mentioned, they found no difference between the breast fed babies and the formula fed babies, either. So regardless of whether or not DHA is the “secret ingredient”, at least according to this study, breastmilk will not give your kids an intellectual boost.

I don’t mean to be argumentative, but I do think it is strange that Ms. Spangler would leave out this important aspect to the study.

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