North Texas Natural Family: Synthetic DHA and ARA in Baby Formula is Causing Infant Illness
Synthetic DHA and ARA in Baby Formula is Causing Infant Illness
by: Ethan Huff
From NaturalNews.com
For years, baby formula manufacturers have been fortifying and reformulating their blends in an effort to poise their products as equal or superior to natural breast milk. Beginning in 2002, many producers began supplementing their mixtures with synthetic forms of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and arachidonic acid (ARA), the long-chain fatty acids naturally present in breast milk. Evidence is now showing that the synthetic versions are detrimental to the health of children, despite their continued usage in almost every available brand of infant formula.
