Re: Adding Corn Syrup - URGENT

[Guest guest]

, I am breaking my own rule and actually copying directly

from a MAGIC document, because your question is so important, that I

felt that the answer should come from a doctor, and not little old

me.

I can't remember how old is, but guessing since you said baby

food, she is still an infant. The answer is a huge NO to putting corn

syrup in to boost her calories. You can use Polycose however. The

ifnormation is in the library article #H-26 in the MAGIC RSS/SGA

library (you can get any article free from MAGIC as a member).

Here is the specific answer from DR. Harbison:

5. Could we use corn syrup instead of Polycose for infants?

Dr. H Responds: No. Corn syrup, like cornstarch, is much cheaper

than Polycose. But it is not the same as Polycose. First, it

contains more free glucose and shorter chains of glucose polymer so it

lasts even a shorter time than Polycose. Second, it contains other

materials that can be harmful to infants if taken chronically.

Salem

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> Hi all--

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> Just me again wondering if I should add corn syrup to 's baby

food

> to boost the calories. I bought some Ketone test strips today.. but

> forgot to get cotton balls... story of my life! I'll try to use a

paper

> towel or some cloth till I get some cotton balls.

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