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    How to make sure your baby has enough iron
    Which is better for baby's iron levels: commercial baby food or homemade? Researchers at Starship Hospital recently found that babies who were initially fed commercial baby food had less iron...
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    Boost your brain power at any age
    We explain how what we eat can make us smarter, sharper and more alert, from the womb to old age.Foods the brain needs The brain is the size of a small cauliflower, but it's the greediest part of...
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    Ask Claire: Alcohol in recipes
    Q: "I've heard that any alcohol content is burnt off during cooking. Does this mean it's safe to use alcohol in recipes if I am pregnant?" Karen A: When alcohol is used in food, the...
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    Healthy first foods
    A guide to getting your baby started on solid foods. You've made it through child-birth, mastered bathing, feeding and changing – and all on a mood-warping sleep schedule. Everything is...
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    Soy infant formula
    Is it safe for babies to be fed soy infant formula? If a baby cannot be breast-fed and has an allergy or intolerance to cows milk, there are formulae available for cows milk protein intolerance and...
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    Avoid giving your baby a taste for salt
    A study from the US has found that babies weaned with processed starchy foods may be more likely to develop a liking for salty foods than those who had no experience of these foods.Examples of...
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    Love at first bite: First steps in healthy eating
    Advice for parents of toddlers on how to develop a love of healthy food in your child. Every parent has moments where giving in to your toddler's food demands is easier than taking a stand and...
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    Finger food first
    Infants allowed to feed themselves with finger foods from the start of weaning are likely to eat more healthily and be an appropriate weight as they get older than infants spoon-fed purées....
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    Ask the experts: Formula
    Q: What is the difference between blue cow's milk and toddler formula? Is toddler formula better for a healthy, active, non-fussy, 400ml of milk a day, non-vegetarian toddler aged 1-2 years?...
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    Milk for young children
    Is milk safe for young children, and if so, what type of milk is best? Cows' milk should not be given to infants under 12 months of age. Their digestive systems are still developing and before 12...
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    More folate findings
    The proposal to fortify foods with folate in New Zealand is in a bid to reduce neural tube defects in newborns.Now, American researchers have shown folate-fortified foods may also reduce the number...
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    More support for folic acid in food
    While the fortification of bread is being debated in New Zealand, the US Food and Drug Administration has mandated fortification of foods with folic acid since 1998 to reduce the incidence of neural...
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    Booze and babies brains
    Relatively small levels of exposure to alcohol while in the womb can influence a child’s IQ.These were the findings of a new study led by researchers from the universities of Bristol and Oxford...
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    Avoid prolonged bottle feeding
    A new study from the US suggests that limiting prolonged bottle use in children may be an effective way to help prevent obesity.Of the 6750 children studied, 22 per cent were prolonged bottle users,...