Guest guest Posted July 2, 2008 Report Share Posted July 2, 2008 Yes, I thought about Kefir. He's too young for yogurt, correct? If anyone has any thoughts on Kefir, please let me know. Thanks for the suggestions on the probotiocs - I ordered one and I'm waiting for it to arrive! Carol S. > > Kefir? > > > Aidan > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 2, 2008 Report Share Posted July 2, 2008 Kefir is much better than yogurt according to Dr. Natasha McBride. Ann Marie On Jul 2, 2008, at 4:57 AM, cstraq1 wrote: > Yes, I thought about Kefir. He's too young for yogurt, correct? If > anyone has any thoughts on Kefir, please let me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 Like most things recommended by WAPF, Natren is cost-prohibitive for many people- if a local store doesn't carry it, cold shipping is astronomical. Jarrow Lifestart works quite well, in addition to the bifidus infantis it also has other lactobacilii. Solaray makes one that is only bifidus infantis- it also works well. I have gotten viable culturing results from both. Kefir is not really appropriate to a breastfed infant who has not consistently been eating substantial solid foods for a long time- you don't want to cause a detox reaction or outcompete the more native human probiotic, bifidus. The bifidus in the human infant gut has specific purposes- this study discusses short chain fatty acid metabolism and lactose fermentation, and bifidus http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9398819?ordinalpos=1 & itool=EntrezSyste m2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum . . . human milk is of course high in carbs compared to cow's milk:) I thought I had another study bookmarked about bifidus increasting lactase production in the small intestine, but I'm having trouble finding it. I don't know -McBride's reasoning for favoring kefir over yogurt. Does she mean infants older than one year, or formula fed infants, or infants who take more solid food? However, I do know that the bacteria in yogurt hydrolyze the casein proteins in milk, much as is done making hypoallergenic formula. This makes it easier for babies to digest. Here's a link to that study, sorry about the caps: HYDROLYSIS OF MAJOR DAIRY PROTEINS BY LACTIC ACID BACTERIA FROM BULGARIAN YOGURTS http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/bsc/jfbc/2007/00000031/00000005/art 00008 Just from feeling the curds in my kefir vs. yogurt, it does not seem that kefir produces as soft a protein curd as yogurt, but likely the lactobacilli hydrolyze the casein, and the yeasts have other actions which make it a superior product in general. But then, I haven't a microscope in the kitchen. And then again, I don't think that cow's milk is appropriate food for human infants at all. Much better for growing cows. Desh ____________________________________________________________ Click to replace your roof - modern technology. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/Ioyw6i3nHHN9dyA7AHv2850ijUeoGnk2NNhx\ BFdLd9WGrhMRUgBvnA/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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