Bottle Feeding Risks Babies’ Immune System, Research Says

Bottle feeding to babies has always been a nor or a “tradition” in this modern era, but recent study says that this lead to damage in infant’s immune system.

The study was applied to infant rhesus monkeys. They develop a distinct immune systems from those that are fed from a bottle.

It was pretty obvious that every part, or every cell in our body develops differently depending on what we eat and drink.

Research has highlighted the difference between breastmilk and microbiota.

Sugars in breast milk grow a particular bacteria which support certain immune cells – and that is absent in baby milk bottles.

Amir Ardeshir, author of the study said, “This is the first time researchers have shown that these immunologic characteristics may be be imprinted in the first few months of life.”

“There’s a developmental shape to the immune system that we don’t often consider.” Hartigan-O’Connor says. “It’ dramatic how that came out in this study.”

“But what is most startling is the durability of these differences. Infant microbes could leave a long-lasting imprint on immune function.”

It may be or not true to all, but these research has been studied several years ago first to monkeys.

A new study published in Science Translational Medicine is an important step to better understanding how separat pieces link together and how they potentially influence the immune systems’ response to infection and vaccinations.

Other researchers from UC Davis and from UC San Francisco are coauthors of the study. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and the National Institutes of Health provided funding.

Let’s be considerable and for mothers out there, keep your babies safe by providing breast milk as much as possible, no matter what