Breast vs. Bottle
Breastfeeding, Bone Density, and Teens
Breastfeeding can help improve mothers' bone density. During the months of nursing, calcium is taken from the bones, and the density decreases - whether or not they are getting plenty of calcium in th…
Early Multivitamins, Asthma, and Food Allergies
We know that the first months of life are a very impressionable time when it comes to the developing immune system. Even brief breastfeeding in the first few months of life, for instance, may give lon…
Breastfeeding and Saving Lives
Many studies have demonstrated a variety of benefits from breastfeeding, including lowering the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). The first study linking breastfeeding with overall lower in…
Baby Waking at Night?
A SIDS Silver Lining Breastfed babies have longer sleep cycles than formula-fed babies, according to a study in the January 2004 Archives of Diseases in Childhood, but the breastfed babies are also mo…
Breastfeeding and Protection from Obesity
A huge study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention followed a total of 177,304 low-income children at public health clinics from birth to age 5. Breastfeeding for more than 6 months was as…
Breast-fed Babies Breathe Easier
The longer that children breastfeed, the less likely they are to wheeze when they reach their first birthdays, according to a study published in the October 2003 Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immuno…
Cesarean Delivery & Food Allergies
Children born by C-section to allergic mothers are more than 4 times more likely to develop proven egg allergies than are peers born vaginally, according to a fascinating study in the August 2003 Jour…
Breast Feeding and Asthma
We've known for awhile that when mothers have asthma (or related conditions such as eczema and hay fever) breast feeding for at least 4 to 6 months will lower the risk of her child developing asthma. …
Breastfeeding Advantages for Mom!
About 25,000 cases of invasive breast cancer could be prevented each year if women breastfed each of their children for an average of 8-9 months, instead of the current average of 2-3 months, accordin…
Breastfeeding Drops Risk of Obesity
Childhood obesity rates continue to climb. However, babies who are breastfed have a 30 percent drop in their risk of obesity, according to a study published in the June 8, 2002 issue of The Lancet. Th…
Allergic to Milk Formulas?
Dr. Greene's take on milk formulas... Many parents who think their babies are allergic to cow's milk formulas ask me about switching to a partial hydrolysate formula like Good Start. Breastmilk is bes…
DHA & ARA: A Personal Story
I was scheduled to appear on National Public Radio to discuss an exciting development for babies: for the first time DHA and ARA have been added to an infant formula in the US. As the moment approache…
DHA and ARA Added to US Formula for the First Time
January 10, 2002 saw the launch of the first and only infant formula in the US to contain DHA and ARA. I have been calling for these ingredients in US formulas here at DrGreene.com since 1996. These n…
Breast-Feeding and Obesity: What’s the Real Deal?
Dr. Greene explores contradictory studies about breastfeeding and obesity... It can be demoralizing when you get contradictory information about health. Two studies in the May 16th, 2001 issue of The …
Cow’s Milk and Diabetes
Dr. Greene reports on a study looking at cow's milk and type 1 diabetes... Pediatric News (33(8):2, 1999), has reported on a significant new study coming out of Finland. Up until now, the relationship…