Mother infected with lead, I'm still safe

Breastmilk will be completely pure or very low in lead even if the mother has many of these toxins. Moreover, daily calcium supplementation can also "purify" lead in milk.

Breast milk is the perfect food for babies

"Even in lead mothers is relatively high, the concentration of this substance in milk is still very low" - Dr. Adrienne S. Ettinger, Harvard University (USA), affirmed - "This makes sure that breast milk is The best source of nutrition for young children ".

Ettinger and colleagues analyzed the levels of lead accumulation in the mother's body, lactation and calcium supplementation in nearly 400 people in Mexico City. The results showed that the average amount of lead in breastmilk in January, April and July after birth was 1.4 - 1.2 - 0.9 mcg / lit, respectively. The figures show a significant reduction in lead poisoning during lactation.

In addition, breastfeeding also regulates the correlation between the amount of lead in bones and breast milk . People who have a lot of lead in their knee bones and do not breastfeed will excrete the most lead into milk.

Calcium intake also has an effect on the amount of lead in breast milk, whereby those who are breastfeeding and supplementing 1,200 milligrams of calcium each day will have much lower lead in milk after 7 months of birth, compared to people calcium deficiency.

My Linh (according to Reuters)